Woman Remembers her Past by the Hualong Bridge

IN the Shapingba District in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, there is the Hualong Bridge. During World War Ⅱ, my father ran a bean curd plant near the bridge where he sold bean curd and green vegetables. My mother made the bean curd while I helped to tend the kitchen fire. This small bean curd plant witnessed the hard times that my family had undergone in the eight years of the War of Resistance Against the Japanese Aggression. Now I'm over 70 and live together with my children in Hong Kong. Although I now live a peaceful and comfortable life, I cannot forget the past—the long, unstable years by the     

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     

Two Young Women Across China

On March 8, 1995, Wu Qi and Pu Yuyan headed out from Guangzhou with a plan to travel all across China. During the 1,277 days from March 8, 1995 to August 8, 1998, they left their footprints in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the mainland as well as Hong Kong and Macao, with Taiwan the only exclusion From Mohe, Heilongjiang in the far north to Sanya, Hainan in the far south. From Fuyuan, Heilongjiang in the east to Xinjiang's Tuergate Port in the extreme west. The whole route was approximately 150,000 km (including 4,732 km on foot and 8,410 by bike). They took more than 30,000 pictures, finished 100 sketches and wrote a travelogue of 1.2 million characters;A collection of their works: The Fragrance of the Rain from Heaven was published and their book We Walk BetweenHeaven and Earth will be out soon.     

Hangzhou People and Bamboo Shoots Dish

SOON we'll celebrate the new year. According to Hangzhou tradition, every family will cook a hot dish for this feast which will include shredded winter bamboo shoots, hotbed chives, shredded meat and smoked bean curd. In addition, some families will also cook a dish of "braised     

Peppery Hot Bean Curd

Peppery Hot Bean Curd is a famous dish that originated in Chengdu,Sichuan Province.Dating back to the year under the reign of Emperor Tongzhi during the Qing Dynasty(1862-1875),a woman chef named Chen created this dish.In Chinese it is called Mapo Bean Curd. Ingredients:Three pieces of bean curd,100 grams lean pork,25 grams green soy beans or garlic     

Chinese Vegetarian Food

ONCE in a restaurant specializing in vegetarian food in Hubei Province, I saw some dishes on the menu which did not sound like vegetarian food, such as chicken, duck, fish and pork. Only after I ordered and tasted did I understand that these were all made of bean products. Simply speaking, the Chinese vegetarian diet is comprised of grains, vegetables, bean products and fruits. It also includes bamboo shoots, mushrooms, edible fungus, aquatic plants and dried fruit. This kind of diet boasts a long history. As early as the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.) and the early Han     

Ice Lanterns

The Ice and Snow Festival is held each January to February in Harbin in northeast China. Tourists can take part in ice lantern or other parties, skiing and other ice sports and can appreciate ice sculptures. Making ice lanterns is a form of art popular among the people in Heilongjiang Province. They often make the lanterns during the Spring Festival or on the eve of the Lantern Festival adding to the festive     

黑龙江启动“女童保护”项目

The Heilongjiang Women＇s Federation and China Social Assistance Foundation on July 24 launched the Project of Protecting Girls＇ Safety in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province. During the project＇s kickoff ceremony, Wang Lidong, initiator of the project, talked to female students, in Harbin＇s Xinqiao Elementary School, about how they could protect themselves against sexual assault.     

炸软枣(英文)

To make this delicious snack, knead the dough of glutinous rice well and wrap in sweet bean paste to make it into a date shape. Roll each snack in     

五彩豆腐

Preparations
Cut the bean curd and ham into cubes, about 3/5-inch （1.5 centimeters）. Peel the carrot and cut into cubes about 3/5-inch （1.5 centimeters）. Chop the mushrooms into cubes. Break the egg and whisk.     

行动(英文)

Gathering on the International Day of Families 欢聚在国际家庭日 May 15 of each year is the International Day of Families. This year is China's Year of Russia. To enhance the friendship and increase mutual understanding between the people of Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, in Northeastern China, and Amur Prefecture, in the Far East region of Russia, both sides exchanged family delegations and paid friendly visits to each other on May 11 and 12.     

Women's Dress in Modern China (2)

THE changes in collars, sleeves and lace of women's clothing should be regarded as changes in form. But the early 20th century also saw changes in the ideology of and attitudes towards women's fashions. The first striking change was that women began to adopt men's fashions. Some women who struggled for emancipation chose to dress as men in order to change the image of women as delicate and frail. Around 1903, Qiu Jin, a famous woman fighter of the Chinese democratic revolution, lived in Beijing. A Japanese friend was deeply impressed by     

Concern Yourself with New Life

ALL parents hope their children will grow up healthy and clever. To provide children with good health care and education early on and to mold them into talented people who will be able to contribute toward the next century is the mission of China's development program for children. In order to implement the "National Program of Action for Child Development in China in the 1990s," to mobilize all walks of life to become concerned with the health of mothers and children and the fate of the next generation, as well as to improve the quality     

Li Xiuying's Family Planning Center

PEOPLE in Yinan County refer to Li Xiuying, a doctor highly respected for her gynecological and obstetrics surgical skills, as "Magic Scalpel Li." Li Xiuying assumed the post as vice director of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in the People's Hospital in Yinan County at the young age of 27. She held the post for 12 years until 1988 when she was became director of the county's Family Planning Service Center. Li had never pursued the new position, and was unable to accept the unexpected transfer, preferring instead to continue working in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics throughout her career.     

Objectives and Principles Announced for 1994 International Year of the Family

The United Nations has proclaimed 1994 as the International Year of the Family and has defined its objectives to stimulate local, national and international actions as part of a sustained longterm effort to: a. Increase awareness of family issues among Governments as well as in the private sector. IYF would serve to highlight the importance of families; increase a better understanding of their unctions and problems; promote nowledge of the economic, social and emographic processes affecting families     

My Daughter's Homeland

Millions of urban educated youths were assigned to bordering regions, pastoral areas, as well as agricultural areas, during China's chaotic "cultural revolution" (1966-1976), to take part in Iocal production. Known as "urban educated youths settling down in the mountain and rural areas to join in labor," the movement was rigorously carried out all over the country during that time. Settling down in remote, poverty stricken villages and pastoral lands, these young people spent their youth in hardships. They shared the hard lives of local peasants and herdsman, and were tempered by the most rigorous challenges. Many of them returned to cities when the "cultural revolution" was over. However, their lives in the countryside have been ingrained deeply in their memories. This has become the most unforgettable part of their life. Here are the memories of Zhang Yaping, one of the young urban women who once stayed in Inner Mongolia.     

The Marvels of Mt. Huang

MT. Huang rises above Anhui Province along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. With a circumference of 250 km, Mt. Huang is as grand as Mt. Tai, as steep as Mt. Hua, as cool as Mt. Emei, and as abundant with clouds and mast as Mt. Heng, as abundant in waterfalls as Mt. Lu and displays as many strangely shaped rocks as Mt. Yandang. Mt. Huang is well-known both in China and abroad and is considered a premier peak in the world. Everyone who visits Mount Huang—from tourists to poets to painters—is overwhelmed by the sight of it. This peak was first named Mt. Yi. In Chinese yi means black and bright. In 747 the     

Gauze Dress and a Mummy

Silkworm raising and silk reeling is a great contribution of ancient Chinese women to the world civilization and progress. When the Silk Road opened in the Hah Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, westerners used to call China the Kingdom of Silk. The gauze dress unearthed from the Mawangdui No. 1 Tomb of the Han Dynasty in Hunan's Changsha, is as thin as cicada's wings and only weighs 49 grams. Made of high quality silk, this dress is as soft and light as the dress made of georgette, revealing the ancient Chinese weaving workers' high skill and talent. It is a silk dress, the earliest and best preserved in the world currently. Also excavated from the same tomb is a mummified woman's body. The woman was the wife of a prime minister of a kingdom     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

After the 1993 elections, women cadres increased to 83 in the leading groups of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. By the end of December 1993 women cadres had entered 23 provincial, autonomous regional and municipal leading groups. They were: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai,