Keep Loneliness Away

"EVERYTHING changed around me. No files to read, fewer telephone calls, and the children have left home to start their own families....I am left at home, with huge amounts of time and I wonder how I will ever be able to spend all the hours." This is what many elderly people say after retiring from their work. An answer to the problem was found by a group of retired women cadres, who once worked in the field of women's issues. They often say, "Don't allow yourself to be tied up by loneliness."     

Deng Xiaoping in Our Hearts

AS Deng Xiaoping passed away in February, the Chinese people once again suffered of the grief of losing their leader. As a great man, Deng Xiaoping has left his name shining through the ages of Chinese history. As a renowned son of the Chinese people, Deng maintained close contact with the ordinary people. At the memorial, many leaders of the All China Women's Federation (ACWF) recalled Comrade Deng Xiaoping in their hearts.     

平安是福(英文)

The song"May Peace Be with You"has become popular in China in recent years.Many elderly people,who have endured much in their lives,have a deeper understanding of the true meaning of life.     

My Life with the Naxi People

The Naxi nationality people, with a population of 278,009, are mainly distributed throughout the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County in Yunnan Province. A small number also live in Sichuan and Tibet. Naxi means "black people" in their native language. In the 7th century, the Naxi people created a pictograph language called Dongba and a syllabic language called Geba. The Dongba language, with more than 1,400 characters, is valued as the only well-preserved "living pictographs." The Naxi people have also kept a collectively created epic of the Creation of the World, and the earliest record of national dance, a book of Naxi Dongba dance choreography. Today the Naxi people, with their long cultural tradition, work assiduously, and their lifestyles and modes of production have developed and improved greatly.     

THE MAN NATIONALITY WOMEN

The Man nationality,with a population of 9,821,180,live in northeast China,mainly in Liaoning Province.They have their own language,but now most of the Man nationality people use Mandarin Chinese except for a few elderly people in the remote villages of Heilongjiang Province.     

解读数字(英文)

Six Million 600万: Since the Chinese Association for the Handicapped was founded 14 years ago, more than 6 million handicapped people have been helped to improve their abilities in movement and communication etc. The number accounts to one tenth of disabled people in the country and a further 2.5 million have received some technical training.     

京味风情(英文)

Beijing people have a rich life and early in the morning is the best time to experience the city's special character. After sunrise, you can hear people training their voices around the Forbidden City. A visit to the morning market where Beijing people buy their vegetables is the Perfect Place to experience real life. Try some of the tasty breakfast options at stalls in Beijing's hutongs, which make for a wonderful tour-guide-free stroll     

Confidence Could Boost Women's Career Opportunities

THE profits seen in market competition have made many people dissatisfied with the idea of keeping the same job all their lives. Many people are finding better opportunities in enterprises large and small, new and old, run by the Party and the government. Nowadays, the want ads have become an importment part of the newspaper for many people looking for a better life. In contrast to the phenomenon that women     

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.     

爱，不可以无所顾忌

The generation gap that exists between people who were born in the 1950s and those who were born in the 1980s has been a cause for concern since the Parents Are Scourges appeared on the Internet. Generation gaps are normal, as older people tend to recall days that have passed and make judgments based on their experiences while younger people, who are full of hope and who tend to look to the future. They love to put their judgments to the test.     

Women Prove Theil Mayoral Qualifications

OF the 517 large and small cities in the country, more than 300 have women mayors and vice mayors. These women play an important role in the construction and development of their cities. Ordinary Chinese people like to call their local officials "father-and- mother officials," but these women     

Women Farmers Live in New Houses

MOVING into the tidy, cozy and newly designed homes, women farmers in Hancunhe Village in the southwest suburb of Beijing feel their lives have really changed. They know the majority of people living in cities do not have such houses. The villa-style houses with large courtyards have water, gas and telephones. They go to work at regular hours instead of getting up to     

Is It Better for Older People to Live With Their Children?

EVER since there have been families in China, it has been traditional for the elderly to spend their later years living at home with their children; if the children have married and presented their parents with grandchildren, the household may consist of a large extended family in which three to four generations live under one roof. Nowadays, many elderly Chinese still fit into this mold. According to a sampling survey taken in 1995, among households with older members, 67.64 million seniors—or 74.73 percent of the total—lived with their adult children. Though some older people live apart     

Former State Employee Becomes Entrepreneur

Since China began economic reform in the 1980s, many rapid changes have taken place in society, which have made the Chinese feel excited, restless and at times a little bewildered. However, this market economy has also brought profound changes to people's ideas and concepts. They have begun to look upon themselves and their life with new eyes and have begun to consider their individual values. A rough statistic reveals that there are about 600,000 selfemployed business people in China today. The signs of the times are obviously reflected in the actions and outlook of these individuals. The following is a story about self-employed Chinese.     

Footprints of Women Reporters

In every important historical event from the Founding Ceremony of New China in 1949 to today's opening and reform, from domestic economic construction to regional wars in the word, Chinese women journalists have left their footprints. The eight pictures shown here are not able to display all of their charms, but at least our readers may see how they cover their reports with diligence and hard work.     

Back Home

THE Wuling Mountains in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces are abundant and beautiful Set in isolation, the Tujia people have lived hvre generation after generation. This is my hometown. In the summer of 1994, I returned home after having left to attend college in Beijing five years before. Homesick loneliness called me back to my home in Shizhu County, Sichuan Province.     

Facing Unemployment(3) Re-employment Project in China

THE long-awaited "National Reemployment Project" was finally put forward in 1993, and has been tried out in 30 selected cities in the country. It aims at re-employing workers who have been laid off for over half a year. In the last few years, many unemployed people have taken action to combat the difficulties caused by joblessness. They have either tried to improve their job-skills or become self-employed. Non-     

Miao Women Drum Their Way to Fame

POPULATIONS of Miao nationality people are mainly distributed throughout Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan, Sichuan, Hubei and Guangdong provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with a population of 7,390,000. Their many offshoots still maintain common features.Ancient Chinese books have records of Miao people who lived more than 5,000 years ago. The Miao have created a colorful traditional culture. Miao embroidery, cross-stitch work and batik are well-known. There are as many as 130 styles of Miao traditional dress. Silver adornments, which are popular among Miao women, are exquisitely made. The Miao people are accomplished singers and dancers. Love songs, sung in the antiphonal style and singing while drinking wine show off their musical talents. The lusheng, a reed-pipe, is the most typical Miao musical instrument. The Miao wood drum dance features a free-spirited and bold style.In their long history, the Miao people have developed an impressive literary tradition, handed down orally rather than in writte     

A Recall of the Trauel to the Heauenly Pand

THE pine trees of the Huangshan Mountains surprise many people because of their different artistic and expressive shapes. All through the ages many people have carved poems at the top of the Taishan Mountains. However, my favorite spot is the Heavenly Pond on top of the Changbai Mountains. The Changbai Mountains are located in Antu County in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province.