New Appearance of Wangfujing Street

HOST to the largest commercial building in Asia, the densest and most centralized shopping center, hotels and stores of monopolized commodities in Beijing, Wangfujing is the largest shopping area with the closest combination of commerce and tourism in the country. It is a site where the most famous domestic brands and traditional old shops gather. The all-new Wangfujing is dressed up and ready for business.     

My Village

I live in a wonderfully contradictory part of Beijing. It is an environment part urban, part rural and a lot of in between. However, it is quickly becoming more homogenized, huge apartment complexesrising in the mist, extensive farmland being transformed into roads, shopping venues, new ＂luxury villa＂ complexes and more.     

Pasta, Shanxi Style Hand-pulled Noodles Loved by Tourists and Residents Alike

I had my most delicious meal with noodles in a small village along the Yellow River. It was on a March day a decade ago, when I had just moved to Shanxi Province. I was out in the field as a reporter, and was exhausted and starving after traveling more than 50 kilometers on foot and by bus. A middle-aged man, whom I did not know, was standing in front of his dugout cave, the traditional dwelling of the Shanxi people." He called to me and invited me to have a meal in his home. Upon entering the cave, I was asked to sit on a kang, a brick bed, while the man's wife busied herself with cooking my meal. In no time a huge bowl of youpomian, noodles with Chinese prickly ash oil, was on the table in front of me. My nostrils were immediately filled with the strong and delicious smell of chili and prickly ash.     

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Dear Women of China,Happy New Year.I hope you are doing well.I recently saw your great magazine for the first time,in Beijing,when I went to the US Embassy.It is really well done.It was a great read while I waited.I am a writer and entrepreneur involved in fashion,education,and sustainability,and I wan ted to reach out and get more information about your publication.I have worked most of my life involved with many women's organizations,and I have recently begun working with a company doing some research on women in business.In addition,I have had the honor of interviewing many amazing women and men from around the world.I look forward to hearing back from you.Thank you so much.     

Chinese Consumers Wake Up and Take Action

TEN years ago, if you had asked a woman shopping in a market, "What are your rights as a consumer?" chances are, she would have responded with a bewildered face. Today, however, more and more people are trying to protect and enjoy their rights as consumers according to the law. In the past several years, due to outmoded production and a highlycentralized, planned economic system, Chinese residents could only use coupons to buy basic consumer goods. They also faced the problem of whether or not the commodities were available; they had few rights as consumers. The policies of reform and opening up     

Old Professor''''s 85 Roses

"I was mesmerized by you, a gentleman of an ancient Oriental country. I love you deeply, I shall fly over the hills and seas to be by your side and I shall live together with you all my life…" This is not a film subtitle but an excerpt from a letter a Dutch woman wrote to a Chinese man.     

Translator's Golden Harvest

AS an undergraduate student, I was familiar with the name Zhao Luorui. She is a professor at Beijing University and a well-known translator. I remember her well. Before my interview, I was imagining how she would meet me, with a walking stick or supported by her family? However,     

Professional Women in China： Back to Basics

I want to share a practical assignment that I often use with clients, I＇ve just returned from a first meeting with a client who will spend the nextfew months completing a communication-coaching program that I offer. While specific objectives differ from person to person, the general purpose of the program is to help （usually female） Chinese professionals improve their ability to communicate, at a regional or global level, with confidence and influence.     

郑人买履(英文)

To be like the man from Zheng who bought shoes. (To believe only in dogmas and ignore the objective reality). A man from the State of Zheng was going to the market to buy himself a pair of shoes.Before he left home, he measured his feet with a piece of string. He cut the sting to match the size of his foot. Then he got dressed and set off for the market. It was quite a long walk, and by the time he arrived, it was almost noon. He wasted no time in shopping for     

My True Joy

Ihave special ties with paper-cuts. My interest has developed from my childhood to the present. Now I am over 40 and often use scissors to create art. I cannot deny this interesthas has matured with me. Being a newspaper arts editor I'm busy all the time. I'm the only one who knows my suffering and joy, I lack the time and energy to work on big art projects. That's why I can only     

My Nepalese Friends

NEPAL and China are good neighbors. In the 1980s many Chinese technicians went to Nepal to help build roads and other projects. As an interpreter with a Chinese construction cooperative, I worked there from 1993 to 1994. During my stay in Nepal, I met many different Nepalese women who impressed me deeply. My landlady Sumiyala, was the first Nepalese woman to come into my life. She was over 40 years old, a healthy and good-humored housewife. Whenever Ⅰ had time, I liked to chat with her and gradually we became friends. I remember my landlady was busy in and out of her house all day long— cleaning, cooking and taking care of her grandchildren and her parents-in-laws.     

Wishing to Marry a Virago

ONCE when I was with my friends we discussed how we could help our friend who teaches philosophy at a university and had just celebrated his 50th birthday. He is thin and shy, with long hair. His wife died more than two years ago and now he seems to have a hard time. We thought it would be a good idea to find a new wife for him.     

Dilemma：Give： Birfh Abroad or in China？

I have returned to my native country, Canada, as I prepare for the birth of my second child. Here we are, in a heated and cozy house equipped witha roaring fireplace; I stare through glass at trees with white garland, as they stand proud in their wintery beauty. Two years ago, our first child, a girt, was born in a Beijing women and children＇s hospital that had an affiliation with Canada. While it wasn＇t a purely local hospital, it wasn＇t a fully private one either. The price was moderate （but still high compared with the free healthcare in Canada）,     

Delicious Eggs

ONE day I learned a new method to cook eggs from one of my neighbors. The ingredients are two or three eggs and about 100 grams of tofu. First, beat the eggs in a bowl until they am Well mixed. Add some salt. Cut the tofu into small cubes and put them into the bowl as well. Then put the bowl in a steamer and steam for about ten minutes. When the eggs become a soft jelly, turn off the stove and let the dish cool before garnishing it with minced coriander, scallion and a teaspoon of sesame oil (or chili oil if you prefer). Serve. I served the steamed eggs with tofu to my family at supper. The appealing     

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Dear Women of China You often mention specific places and practical information in your articles. It might be a long introduction to a shopping place, like you did in a recent article about Silk     

都太国际连锁海鲜寿司自助餐厅

SOLANA, a shopping mall that has elegant buildings and charming alleys, is located to the northwest of Chaoyang Park. It has 19 Europeanstyled buildings and at least 600 retail stores, 30 restaurants and 20 waterfront bars. It also has a cinema, a skating club and a KTV complex. Women of China recommends Todai Sushi and Seafood Buffet Restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy the taste of seafood.     

Poor Child Finds Prosperity in Opera Troupe

OPERA troupes of various kinds usually play an important role during traditional Chinese holidays, adding color to the festivities. I am with such a troupe and give performances either in parks or at temple fairs during Spring Festivals and the Double Ninth Festivals, or sometimes, even in the street if there is a celebration. I am a retired worker. I do not give performances for money, but for fun and love—love for Hebei local opera, an art that I started to learn during my early teens.     

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Dear Women of China Thank you for a wonderful September issue. The cover photo was both sad and uplifting. I was drawn by the little boy＇s determined face and the title mentioning Zhouqu. I knew it had to be some kind,of disaster, and reading about the relief efforts and the people affected was touching. In the past two years, China has seen quite a few natural disasters. I wonder what may have caused these problems to begin with. I hope that the people in China will have safer futures.     

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More information I want to know...我想了解的信息……As a first-time reader, I was pleased to see such variety in the Match issue, and articles with content which informed and occasionally surprised me. Your magazine has a lot of interesting material. The story Who Can Have More Than One Child told me something I did not     

Women in My Eyes

Ihave many women in my life, such as my wife, mother, mother-in-law, colleagues and customers. I feel pressure from them in different ways when I am in contact with them. Sometimes these pressures make me lose my breath, but on the other hand, they also are the motivation behind my success. I was born to a common family. There are three brothers and no sisters. I was the oldest. The woman I knew the earliest was my mother. She also came from a common familv, was hardly educated and