《北京绝活》

When Chen Xiaorong started her career as a features reporter for China Daily, she never expected an interview with Yang Fuxi, the country＇s last-known traditional bow and arrow maker, would cause her to focus on a traditional Chinese field -- handicrafts.     

I Have Learned to Accompany Myself

XIAO Ya was my middle schoolmate. She was gentle and quiet. We called her Ah Fang because she looks like Wang Fang, the leading lady of the film "Heroic Sons and Daughters." Xiao Ya lived in the red building that was constructed in the 1960s near the small wood behind my family's home. Her family lived on the second floor. Below the window was a board which read "Aiguo Grain Shop" (aiguo means love the country). Xiao Ya didn't like to speak. When she did, her face often turned red; but when she sang, she had an easy manner. I could hear her singing from a long distance. I used to take my worn-out accordion to her house. Since I could sing to my own     

Woman Mayor Devotes Herself to Her People

SHI Lijun used to be the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Zibo in Shandong Province. When she stood before the 257 deputies to the People's Congress in Laiwu on January 12, 1993, she perceived the anticipation and skepticism in their eyes. Although the deputies voted her into office as the first woman mayor of this city because of her past achievement in her official career, they still wanted to know what she would say     

石榴树下

Wang Yijia, a woman from Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China＇s Gansu Province, has been passionate about the food and beverage industry for as long as she can remember. In fact, she always believed she would one day work in the industry. She was right. Now, she is the owner/operator of Le Grenadier, a French-style bistro in Youqizuo Hutong, in Beijing.     

喜欢花衣衫(英文)

Whenever her mother was making up colorful clothes, the girl would sit around, watching with great interest. In her mind's eye, there appeared the happiest moment when she, in clothes of beautiful colors, became the focus of attention. She felt like a princess. At night, when she was lying in bed, she went off to her dreamland. "What a wonderful thing if one day I could design clothes for myself as well as for others, " she thought. Later the girl grew up and her sweet dream has come true.     

A New Way of Life

I go to buy vegetables at Xiao Wu'sstore everyday,which opende not longago.Because of her good service andchoice of vegetables,more and morecustomers now shop at her store.At thebeginning she just sold vegetables,thenshe added bean curd,fish,eggs and the     

Seven Leaves Yoga

Ye Na graduated from the School of Performing Arts, under Beijing Film Academy, in 2004. However, she opted not to become an actress： instead, she sought a career that would allow her to live a quiet life. At that time, she was interested in yoga, which she thought would be an ideal career for her. She studied Bikram yoga, at the 42 Degree Hot Yoga Club. for several months in 2004. Later that year, she turned down roles on several TV shows so she could become a yoga teacher. For the next nine years, she taught Bikram yoga in various yoga clubs.     

荒山里的“绿色梦”

Kejing, a town in Jiyuan, in Central China＇s Henan Province, is a mountainous area. Li Rui, a woman from the region, has dedicated her life to changing the once-barren mountain in Zaomiao, her home village （which is in the town＇s boundary）, into an oasis. During the past three decades, she and Zhu Wen, her husband, have entered into contracts to plant trees on nearly 1,000 mu （164 acres） of barren mountain land. Their persevering efforts have paid off： they have established, on the once-barren mountain, a large tree farm, and they have opened it as a resort -- to tourists.     

Sports Fever in Sangzhi

IT was Liu Hongyan's bright eyes and slim figure that initially caught the eye of Liu Yuheng, the coach of Sangzhi Sports School shooting team, when she was in middle school. There were other indications that she would make a good marksman, such as her quiet character—even the neatness of her penmanship. After making persuasive overtures to Hongyan's school and family, coach Liu Yuheng brought Hongyan to train at the Sangzhi Sports School.     

Rural Women Fight for Their Right to Land

TONG Sufang never expected that she would lose her land ongetting married.Tong,27,was married in 1992 to a man inanother village.The couple moved to the city to find jobs,leavingtheir land to their parents.Earlier this year,when the village whereTong lived before her marriage distributed another round ofcontracted land,Tong was not listed as a candidate for a share ofthe village soil.The reason:Tong is married and does not live inthe village any more,although she has never moved hermembership to her husband’s village and is still legally a memberof the village of her childhood. The same thing happened to Hou Cunli,who moved to her