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This October 11 marks China's Chongyang Festival, which is usually celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.It is a time for Chinese people to remember their family members,especially those who are outside their hometowns.In 1989,China started dedicating the Chongyang Festival to its elderly citizens,and called on     

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February 7th marks the first day of the Spring Festival,or Chinese New Year.The Spring Festival is considered Chinese people's most important holiday,and celebrations can last 15 days or more. It is a time for family reunions,as well as wishing onto yourself and others a prosperous new year.     

A Seminar on Curbing Family Violence

CURBING family violence has become a priority for Chinese women's federations since 1995, when the concept of family violence was accepted by Chinese women's organizations. At the basic level, it is one of many tasks for safeguarding women's     

编者寄语(英文)

What will be the preponderance of the urban family structure in China in the next 10 years? Demographers predicted that it is the "4-2-1 families"-a couple, each of whom is an only child, their only child, and four grandparents. In this issue, we present a special report-Peeping into China's "4-2-1 Families"-Changes in and Future of the One-Child Policy. The backbone of "4-2-1 families" is China's first generation of only children, born after China implemented its family planning policy in 1978. However, such a family structure brings about several challenges both for the families themselves and for the society, important among them, providing for the elderly. It is not easy for a couple to provide for four elders at the same time as they are raising their child. This calls for a social support.     

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February is a month for romance.This year,Spring Festival,China's biggest holiday,falls on February 18.The festival is a popular time for weddings,as family members and longtime friends return to their hometowns for the holiday.Valentine's Day,a day for lovers,is     

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Your Chinese Horoscope 2006: What the Year of the Dog Holds in Store for You 《2006狗年运势》 Author. Neil Somerville Publisher: Harper Element The year 2006 is the Year of the Dog on the Chinese zodiac. What does this mean for you? The ancient art of Chinese Astrology, which predates the Western zodiac, is a detailed system of divination that has been used in the Orient for thousands of years. The depths of its wisdom and the accuracy of its character analysis and predictions have caught the imagination of the West in recent years, and have resulted in the rapid rise of its popularity. Your Chinese Horoscope 2006 is a popular and enlightening guide, which contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead-a year that offers great hope, advancement and opportunity. This complete astrological guide, now in its 19th year, includes an introduction to the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac; an explanation of the Five Elements, including which one governs your sign; and what the Year of the Dog has in store for you, your family, your loved ones and friends.     

Traditional Culture Still Influences Chinese Women

TRADITIONAL Chinese culture dates back to ancient times. But this culture is the outcome of a patriarchal agricultural society, and is most certainly stamped with the mark of feudalism. During a time when the state and the family had the same structure, women's problems most typically reflected the characters of the patriarchal clan agricultural society and the traditional culture. Traditional     

A Glance of Tian'anmen Square

No matter whether you have been to China or not, you may know about Tian'anmen Square. This square is the largest in the world. Although this is where we hold large events and political activities, most of the time it is just a tourist spot, a good place for the Chinese and foreign friends to go sightseeing. All the photos shown here were taken by several amateur photographers.     

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Delicacy of Spring Festival Life Week,published in January 2020.Chinese New Year's Eve dinner,or the family reunion dinner,is literally the most important dinner for Chinese.The annual family reunion dinner has more dishes than an ordinary dinner for Chinese.It is said the New Year's Eve dinner dates back to the Han Dynasty(202 BC-220 AD).China,a country with a vast territory,is home to a wide variety of dining customs.For example,northern Chinese are used to eating dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve.Southerners,however,prefer to eat sweet dumplings.In the modern,fast-paced society,with convenient transportation and Internet services,some boundaries related to dining customs seem to be breaking down.     

帮助他人,快乐自己--安徽志愿家庭结缘“双奥”北京

Ma Chengpeng's family is from Wuwei,a city in East China's Anhui Province.Ma and his wife,Hu Aixiang,moved to Beijing in 2003.Since then,they have spent much of their spare time volunteering to help others.By doing so,they express gratitude to the residents of the Chinese capital,and especially for the help and support they have received since their relocation.     

LEARN TO CARE

IN April, the Beijing Education Commission, Beijing Women's Federation and the China Institute of Family Education jointly decided the theme of China's family education for 1997: Learn to care and teach good behavior. This theme reminds us of the requirement of young generations in many other countries: Learn to survive, learn to care. It reveals that learning to care about others is not only a problem faced by Chinese children, most of whom grow up as an only child, but is a common problem in children's education     

老式床(英文)

These ancient beds shown here usually consist of two parts: a base for the mattress and a frame for hanging a mosquito net. The structure of the bed in the north is more complicated than southern designs, and can include an impressive amount of carved timber. The carvings either depict Beijing opera or folk legends. The bed as a whole is a piece of great artistry. In the Chinese feudal society, women were not allowed to show their faces in public or to participate in important family activities. So the bed became a place where women spent     

Women Basketball Pioneers in China

In 1931, a Chinese women’s basketball team played amatch abroad for the first time. In that tournament against theJapanese, they achieved a stellar record of nine wins and onetie. The following story is based on the recollections of WangLan, who played guard for the team 67 years ago.     

我们家的“特别收藏”

The Lis'Exhibition Hall In the community of Douyaxiang,located in Donghu District of Nanchang,capital of East China's Jiangxi Province,there is a special exhibition hall that promotes the spirit of Lei Feng(1940-1962).Lei,a deceased Chinese soldier,is a role model appreciated by people,from generation to generation,for his honesty and warm-heartedness.The family of Li Wenwen established that hall.     

Kenyan Women's Delegation in Beijing

"I didn't have much chance to look at China the last time I was here, but what I've seen this time is amazing. This opportunity is good for me to look at the insight of Chinese women," said Zipporah J. Kittony, the president of Kenya's largest nongovernmental women's organization—the Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization—upon being warmly received by Chen Muhua (R), President of the All-China Women's Federation, and Huang Qizao (1st L), Vice President of the ACWF.     

老外学汉语的幽默故事

Many foreigners say the Chinese language is so complicated that it is more difficult to master than it is for man to land on the moon. That is an exaggeration, but the truth is Chinese grammar is substantially different from grammar in Western languages, and as a result, foreigners fail to understand some Chinese words even though they spend a great deal of time studying them. Robert Blake, an American scholar who recently started studying Chinese, does morning exercises every day. One day,     

新年的餐桌在哪里?——除夕夜京城八大好去处(英文)

Enjoying New Year's Eve dinner with family and friends is the most important event for Chinese during the Lunar New Year holiday. It has become fashionable in recent years for families to enjoy their New Year's Eve meals in restaurants. Why not experience this rich, rewarding experience this year? Following is a list of great restaurants where you can enjoy a tremendous New Year's Eve meal.     

千年丝绸古国的百年奥运珍藏(英文)

This is the first time that the splendid history and culture of the Olympiad has been displayed in the form of a stamp collection. Jointly authorized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of     

Her Husband Is at Sea

Out in the sea of China are Chinese offshore oil workers. They battle against wind, waves, loneliness and monotony. Their profession requires not only bravery and endurance from the employees themselves, but also from their spouses. It is because of the wives'support that the husbands can work at sea. This,for women, means double family responsibilities, loneliness, worries and endless waiting.     

Japanese Woman Chooses China

IN Qianyang Village, Gucheng Township, Bozhou city in Anhui Province, lives Mitsui Yoshie, a 72-year-old Japanese woman. Her Chinese name is Wang Fengying. This is the story of how she decided to spend the rest of her life in China. Mitsui Yoshie was born into a well-to-do family in Kumamoto, Japan. Her father, Mitsui Kichizo, followed her grandfather into the timber business. She and her older brother, Mitsui Seiki, and