Cross-Country Trek

On August 8, 1998, Wu Qi and Yu Yan arrived at Beijing, the destination of a journey that had taken them more than three years. In travelling across 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, by foot, bus and train, these two young women from Guangzhou had covered a distance of 120,000 kJlometers, the first continuous cross-country journey accomplished by women. On the eve of International Women's Day (March 8th) of 1995, Wu Qi and Yu Yan quit their jobs and started out on their cross-country     

“伊丽人”向您走来(英文)

WWW.(?). com, a fun and entertaining place for women to go! Always with women on their mind, eliren targets the 16 to 40 year old female group to read, to interact and to buy.     

编者寄语(英文)

March 8th is International Women's Day. This day is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the progress made to advance women's equality, to assess the challenges facing women in contemporary society and to consider future steps to enhance the status of women and, of course, to celebrate the gains made in these areas. During this commemoration, the All-China Women's Federation will honor Chinese women who have made outstanding achievements. The honorees set an example, inspiring women to utilize their full potential for the good of society and to realize their own value     

KASHI BAZAAR——Ancient Commerce Hub Still Does Brisk Trade

RECENTLYI was lucky enough to be able to make a midsummer visit to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in western China It is often said that you should visit the south of Xinjiang if you go to Xinjiang, that you should visit Kashi if you go to the south of Xinjiang, and that you should visit the bazaar if you go to Kashi.     

Bronze Drum

Drums were frequently used to direct the army to move ahead or retreat as well as to dance at feasts and at sacrificial rites to gods or ancestors. According to legend, Emperor Huangdi who ruled before 2140 B.C. had a     

The Story of Princess Wencheng A Folk Tale of the Tibetan Nationality

THE King of Tibet, Songtsan Gambo, was wise and capable. In order to make Tibet prosperous, he planned to marry Princess Wencheng of the Imperial Palace, who was both beautiful and kindhearted. He sent the resourceful Gawa to the Emperor to propose. In order to choose a satisfactory son-in-law among such a great number of suitors, the Emperor asked messengers to take part in a wisdom competition. He first asked the messengers to match the mares with their foals in a large herd. Of all the messengers, Gawa was the only one who passed this test. First he separated the mares from their foals and locked them into two paddocks. After half a day, he released the foals and herded them in with the mares. The hungry foals immediately ran to their mothers to suckle their milk. In this way it was easy to see who belonged to whom. After this test of wit the Emperor gave the messengers two more puzzles. The first one was to ask them to eat an entire sheep in one day, tan its hide, drink a jug of alcohol and walk bac     

Jiangsu Takes Action to Greet the FWCW

THIS year, to greet the Fourth World Conference on Women, which will be held in September 1995, the Jiangsu Provincial Women's Federation has worked out a plan to promote women's development all over the province. The aim of this action is to help women improve themselves in various aspects, to promote the course for women and children to develop further. This two-part action is planned to be     

课堂趣闻(英文)

1. Excuses —Will you take me to task for failing to do a thing, sir? —Of course not. —Ok, I'd like to fail to do my homework.     

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Dear Women of China,
I＇m interested in your magazine, but there＇s no way for me to get copies of it where I live. I see that your website has an electronic version of the magazine, but it＇s only one issue, it＇s a few months old, it＇s difficult to read （because you have to wait for the pages to enlarge）, and you have to click on the pages to flip them back to the table of contents or reload the whole page. It＇s extremely aggravating and not at all easy for readers to use.     

Rural Wives

ACCORDING to recent statistics. 66.1 percent of the 72.22 million rural and township population who have "floated" to urban areas are male. That is to say, about 47.74 million rural male laborers have left their homes and fields to work in cities. Consequently, about 40 million married women have been left behind in the countryside to manage everything from household chores to agricultural production, This is a new phenomenon in the countryside that has resulted from China's reform and opening up to the outside world.