At Your Service

正In 2017,when Liu Shanshan,then 32 years old,is asked to accompany an elderly family member to see the doctor,she had no idea that request would lead her into a new profession.     

Consumption Craze Down,Business Verve Up

Cherry Wang, a 29-year-old designer in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, found herself not acting as impulsively during this year's Double 11 shopping festival as she had in previous years. The event was initiated by Taobao, an online marketplace of China's tech firm Alibaba, in 2009, and has become an annual shopping extravaganza that usually lasts for several days until November 11. Wang spent around 1,500 yuan ($235) this year, mainly on clothes, snacks, pet gear and car products. After receiving all the packages, she returned around a quarter of them. "The services of e-commerce platforms were user-friendly this year. The prolonged period made it unnecessary to stay up late to snatch the best goods and discount rules were simplified. Getting a refund was also easier," she told Beijing Review.     

The Special 'One'

One seemingly trivial issue has vexed Liu Wenyan for over 30 years. Liu only needs one shoe, but every time she goes shoe shopping she has to buy a pair. Growing up in Guizhou Province in southwest China, Liu lost one leg in a traffic accident at the age of 4. Now aged 37, she has spent over three decades searching for either a seller of single shoes, or some-one else with whom she can share the pair. Paralympic high jump star Gui Yuna, who is the same age as Liu, faces the same problem. Gui comes from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and, at 7, also lost her leg in a car ac-cident. The accident didn't discourage her from pursuing her athletic passion and in 2007 she broke the high jump world record for women amputees at China's 2007 National Games for Persons With Disabilities. One year later, she acted as a torchbearer for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Despite her success, Gui is still bothered by the shoe problem.     

A NEW JOURNEY

Development vision unveiled in annual legislativesession amidst lingering challenges In Zhu Guiyan's memory,two snow-fall days stand out vividly.One was decades ago,when she was exhausted from a hard day's work as a road cleaner clearing unusually heavy snow.The other was in 2018,when she was once again sweeping snow when the news came that she had been elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC),the top legislature.     

Mid-Career Transition

Abstract

The era of change is now the rule rather than the exception. Organizations are adapting to environmental demands such as an expanding international market, individual work techniques in manufacturing are being replaced by work group techniques because of increasing competition, and the individual himself/herself is experiencing changes in values through the maturation process as well. At mid-career these transitions pose difficult questions for the individual; he/she is concerned with maintaining work competency and managing change related stress. A strategy involving the continuous scanning of organizational, work and individual issues may assist the mid-careerist in answering these questions. Learning, understanding, predicting and acting, and controlling are the elements required in the process of problem-solving and decision-making for the individual as he manages his/her mid-career transition through this myriad of organizational, work, and individual change.     

Living the Dream

An American aspires to build a cultural bridge across the Pacific through art James Holt realized both his own and his grandmother’s long-cherished visions the day he got his visa stamp to come to China seven years ago. Holt’s grandma, Kay Engel, was a medic who wanted to go to China to help injured soldiers and civilians during World War Ⅱ.     

Learning to Fly

正After a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 finally opened at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on the night of August 24.In a performance titled Para Airport,13-year-old Yui Wago took to the stage-turned-airport acting as a one-winged airplane.     

Drive Like a Girl

正How one tiny woman stands tall as a truck driver Zhang Lin,25,is from a village in the mountainous province of Yunnan,southwest China. She escaped from her first marriage,which she was forced into by her parents,due to domestic violence. Later on,she got married once again,this time for love; nevertheless,she had to leave this marriage,too,because her second husband could not accept her son from her first marriage.     

Lust for Life

In January 2018, when Lyu Xiaoning crossed the threshold of La Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo's family home in Coyoacán, Mexico, she was touched by a particular painting named Viva la Vida. For her last work, completed in 1954 fol-lowing complications from an amputated leg, Kahlo chose to paint vivacious red watermelons for their significance to the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1 and 2. This holiday sees fam-ily and friends gather in remembrance of those who have gone before them. The artist inscribed the words "Viva la Vida"on the central melon wedge at the bottom of the canvas, which trans-late as "Long live life," just eight days before she died.     

“冷战”时期之禁毒与美国外交取舍

"冷战"时期,以美国为代表的西方社会,以联合国为舞台,借助新闻媒介之手,曾经展开过一场禁毒遏共外交活动。这既是当时特殊的"冷战"背景下美国遏制与孤立新中国的产物,更是美国对外政策实施过程中以话语权优势制衡对手的惯有手法,而由此助长了东南亚"金三角"毒品源地的坐大,则显然是以意识形态为标尺的"冷战"背景下禁毒外交取舍不当之"苦果"。唯有摒弃意识形态领域的偏见,保持禁毒的初衷不变,国际禁毒事业方能得以长足发展。     

康奈尔和她的社会性别理论评述

康奈尔的社会性别研究由女性主义开始,集中在男性气概的研究领域。她认为女性气质和男性气概都是在社会性别秩序三重关系下建构起来的。作为当前世界上最著名的男性研究专家,她认为男性气概是在实践中建构的,它可以分为支配型、从属型、边缘型、共谋型四种类型。康奈尔还从全球化、地理差异、男性气概的危机趋势等方面对社会性别的研究做出了重要贡献。     

NOT ONE LESS

正A school that hopes to see fewer students With her short hair dyed bright purple,15-year old Du Fangmei is easy to spot in her class.She practiced giving a haircut to a mannequin head as she talked to Beijing Review in her classroom."My hair was dyed by the hairdressing teacher last month," she said in standard Chinese."I like it a lot."     

A New Frame of Mind

Psychological health is gaining more attention, especially among China’s urban population A couple of months ago, Wu Miao found herself trapped in a bout of depression whilst on maternity leave. On the one hand, she and her husband were strapped for cash as raising a baby turned out to cost a lot more than they had initially expected, and she was earning much less during the leave. On the other hand, her mother-inlaw was temporarily staying with them to help take care of the baby, but this resulted in the occasional bickering over household trivialities.     

Countryside to Countries Worldwide

Ren Qianji, a single mother of three from Hezuo City in Gansu Province, used to support her family with the unstable income she earned doing odd jobs such as cleaning. Without the means to earn a livable wage, Ren and her children lived in poverty. Their living conditions began to improve, however, after she found work at a casein-production facility run by a dairy company in March 2019.     

EQUALLY SPLENDID

The Paralympic Winter Games, much more than just a sports competition Stepping onto the highest Paralympic podium has been a dream cherished by Chinese standing skier Zhang Mengqiu, despite not learning to ski until she was 14.Zhang is not a quick learner. Being diagnosed with cerebral palsy in childhood, she suffers from impaired motor function.     

Time Is Money

As an office clerk at a large Web technology company in Beijing, Peng Jiahui likes to go to the supermarket as a way to unwind after work. The nearly expired goods section is a spot that she frequents. Discounts that can go as low as 90 percent give her joy. Peng, a lover of snacks, can't help buying a basketful of nearly expired food and go home with a sense of satisfaction.     

Time to Care

Time bank offers a novel elderly care option in an aging society A decade ago, Xu Min began to volunteer at a community institution that provides services for people over 60. In the 10 years, she has cared for 20 seniors, giving them company and comfort. "We grow into each other's family," she told Jiefang Daily.Now, the organization, based in Shanghai, has been included in a time bank program. As a result, Xu, nearly 60 herself, can exchange her service hours for others' services when she needs them.     

The Special Farewell

It was the fear of facing her pet dog's death that made Wu Tong switch careers in 2015.Her dog, Little Q, named after the movie Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog, was over 9 years old in 2015, an old age for a dog. Thinking of her dog's approaching death caused Wu to feel anxious. Describing herself as an introvert, Wu said the dog, a cocker spaniel, was the best company she had in the world.     

中国汉族女性"名"的语言文化分析

姓名是一个符号体系 ,它蕴涵着丰富的社会文化意义。中国字是最形象的文化符号之一 ,每个字的产生和运用都有着特殊的作用 ,因而中国人对于取名非常重视。不同阶级和家族在取名时 ,不仅注意到姓与名的结构和组合 ,还要考虑到其中的寓意 ,包括富贵荣华、升官发财之类的世俗意义。此外 ,有的名字还要考虑木、火、土、金、水的搭配 ,有的名字考虑到笔划的多少与生辰八字是否吻合 ,有的名字考虑到阴柔与强刚等。而中国女性的名字具有明显的象征和期盼性。如以花为名 ,希望如花似玉 ;以德为名 ,希望贤淑温柔等等。如果从人类学的角度来分析 ,这些名字的构成更有其深奥的内涵。     

KEEPERS OF THE WILD

正Young conservationists battle for the survival of China's precious animals When Li Yuhan spotted a snow leopard leisurely sitting on a snow-covered mountain in the Sanjiangyuan area, glancing down at her like an emperor trying to decide if the unexpected guest was actually worth its valuable time, she suddenly understood why the big cat is known as the "king of the snowy mountains."