地球之巅

Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, is referred to as Mount Sagarmatha in Nepal. In the Tibetan language, Qomolangma （pronounced as ＂jo-mo glang-ma ri＂） means ＂mother of earth.＂ Legend has it that Mount Qomolangma is the residential place of the five goddesses with an eternal life （referred as ＂Tshe-ring mched inga＂ in the Tibetan language）.     

Journey Along the Yellow River

This trickling stream of water is the fountainhead of the Yellow River, which originates at the northern foot of Mount Bayan Hat Shan in Qinghai Province.     

Style Shuttlecock-A delicate flower in Chinese national sports

AT the Sixth National Minorities Games, a women's folk shuttlecock team from Beijing aroused the audience with their outstanding performance. This team is composed of four members: Chen Jing, Li Shiying, Zhang Ling and their coach Liang Wanjiang.     

Ms Wong Pak Ling Expects "Equality, Development and Peace"

WONG Pak Ling and her husband Mr. Tan Giok Sie established their own company by their own efforts twenty years ago. She is now deputy managing director of the board of Fan In Trading Company Ltd. and President of Fan In Handicrafts Company Ltd. She is a noticeable woman entrepreneur in Hong Kong business circle. Because she will take part in the NGO forum of the Fourth World Conference on Women, the journalist interviewed her.     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

On June 1, a bronze statue of the late Honorary Chinese President— Soong Ching Ling was unveiled at her former residence in Beijing. This 80 cm high bronze statue is placed on a 1.3-meter-high marble pedestal.     

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     

In Search of Self

"I'M not painting for others anymore," says Yuen Chee Ling frankly. "I think the primary purpose of painting is to encourage yourself—to please yourself. Painting brings me to a lot of places, and enables me to have a broader view of life. Although my     

The People's Doctor Zhao Xuefang Returns to Treat the People of Mount Taihang

AT the foot of towering Mount Taihang lives a doctor who is deeply loved by the people. She is Zhao Xuefang, director of gynecology at Changzhi Municipal People's Hospital, Shanxi Province. For over 30 years Dr. Zhao has relieved the pain of more than 20,000 patients with her medical skills and engaging manner. In 1955 ZhaoXuefang left the mountain and moved into the provincial capital. In 1963 she graduated from Shanxi Medical University and returned to the mountain. Since the day she became a doctor she has devoted herself to the lofty cause of helping the sick and the wounded. As with every patient, especially those with difficult or complicated illnesses or injuries, Dr. Zhao is clear about their cases. For the dying and the critically ill, she personally gives     

To Our Readers, on the 40th Anniversary of the Magazine

Dear readers, Women of China was first issued in 1956, a full 40 years ago. In that time, the magzine's format has changed from a quarterly, to a bi-monthly, to a monthly. Our magazine is distributed in more than 130 countries and regions and is well-received by our readers. Women of China is a comprehensive English monthly concerned with the conditions of Chinese women. It aims to enhance contacts and exchanges between Chinese women and women from all over the world, and to increase their understanding and friendship. In the 40 years, forerunners in Chinese women's movement and women state leaders, Soong Ching Ling, Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao, Kang Keqing and     

Hani Women Gear Up for Opening

Most of the 1.253 million Hani people live in mountainous areas between the Honghe and Lancang rivers in the south of Yunnan Province. The Hani language, with a Latin alphabet similar to the Yi language, was formulated in 1957. Both the Hani and Yi nationalities evolved from the ancient Qiang people. The tribe, called Heyi 300 B.C., is said to be the ancestors of the Hani. The tribe moved south to Mount Ailao and Mount Wuliang, the present home of the Hani. The social development of the Hani was unbalanced at the founding of New China in 1949. The area inhabited by the Hani nationality belonged to the feudal society, with some areas still at the end of the primitive society. The Hani people tend to live in the mountainous areas at between 1000- 2500 meters above sea level. The Hani, who have engaged in agriculture for generations, have mastered method for reclaiming the terraced fields, which was included in the "Agriculture Encyclopedia" by Xu Guangqi, a scientist in the Ming Dynasty. The Hani have a long h