Hear Me Out

Wen Wen, a 28 year-old media worker in Beijing, always wears a pair of headphones during her daily commute. Most of the time, you'll find her listening to a podcast series titled Danliren Comedy, recommended to her by a friend, which presents skits from a bunch of young budding comedians.     

GROOMED FOR OLYMPIC SUCCESS

Intensive training is paying off for volunteersAs a teenager, Temelidi Yulia watched the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 on TV at home in Russia. Now, a sophomore student at Tsinghua University’s School of Social Sciences in Beijing, her wish to be involved in the Winter Olympics has come true.     

Discussion of 'International Political Economy from a Chinese Angle'

According to Zhu Wenli, Chinese scholars of political economy have been examining many of the same issues as their American counterparts, but have reached quite different conclusions. Chinese scholars accept the importance of globalization, but do not believe that globalization is making the nation-state less relevant or international regimes more powerful. They concede that economic and other transnational issues are becoming increasingly salient in international affairs, but conclude that they are simply altering the ways in which nations compete for power rather than making the international system more cooperative. They agree that much of today's world order is rooted in American hegemony, but do not consider that US foreign policy can be characterized as 'benign'. These conclusions have troubling implications for US‐China relations. They suggest that China will not agree to be integrated into an international community led by the United States, and that the relationship between Beijing and Washington is more likely to be competitive than cooperative.     

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."     

Songs of the Grasslands

WHEN Soinam Wangmo appeared on stage at the 10th CCTV Young Singers＇ Contest in 2002, she immediately grabbed the attention of the audience and judges with her brilliantly colored Tibetan robes and jewelry. But it was when she began to sing in that clear and passionate voice of hers, vocals straight from heaven, that they were hooked.     

STRENGTH ON SNOW

Latin American and Caribbean countries aren’t letting heat get in the way of ice cold success ‘It feels great to be back here and be part of the history," Jaqueline Mour■o, a flagbearer for Team Brazil at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, said.     

BEYOND THE OLYMPICS

正The Beijing 2022 Games tap into the potential of regional development Well before the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which are just about three months away, Feng Yinong, a girl from Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province, has already enjoyed its benefits.     

Architecture and Nature

Chinese-American architect Maya Lin has become renowned by people in China recently because of her latest work-"What is Missing?" The multi-site project aims to raise public awareness of the current crisis surrounding biodiversity and habitat loss. Lin recently talked about the project’s background and her understanding of the relation between architecture and nature with Beijing Review.     

Happiness Amid Hardship

On her 26th birthday, Hu Jingjing jumped off a street overpass, ending years of living as a drifter in Beijing. This is the opening scene of a recent hit TV show called The Remembrance of Past Things, leading three of Hu's friends, together with startled viewers, to explore reasons for her drastic decision and the meaning of life by solving problems spanning their careers, relationships and families.     

性别视野中的女学生之死——以五四时期李超为中心

北京女子高等师范学校学生李超为争取平等的教育权,与传统家庭不断抗争,不幸病死.这一悲剧经由追悼会、媒体报道逐渐转化成一起公共事件,引发有关妇女命运及其解放的热烈讨论,并由此产生多种文本.而文本制造者的不同性别、身份又导致各自论述中存在某些差异.李超事件的发生,呈现出五四时期社会性别关系的复杂面貌.在诉诸于制度变革之外,妇女解放仍需要女性自主意识的觉醒和女性力量的增强.     

RESHAPING EDUCATION

正New policy relieves student burden and changes thelandscape of the tutoring industry As the new semester started on September 1,Liu Jing,mother of a primary school pupil in Beijing,heaved a sigh of relief since her kid can now arrive at school at 8:20 a.m.on a weekday,about half an hour later than before.     

WITH OPEN ARMS

People-to-people exchanges during Beijing 2022 illuminate the Olympic spirit‘to China!"Back in her hotel room after attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022,18-year-old American snowboarder Tessa Maud couldn't stop watching a particular video she'd taken during the event.     

Ballet Flourishing in China

Du Xiaoqing,Executive Editor in Chief of Dance magazine,the leading professional dance periodical in China sponsored by the Dancers Association of China,sat down with Belling Review reporter Zan Jifang recently to share her understanding of the development of ballet in China     

Decoding Beauty and Happiness

Liu Ruiyi is an accountant at an auditing firm in Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning Province in northeast China. She once worked in Shanghai for one and a half years, and then decided to return to her hometown of Dalian because she could save on rent and be with her family. "Although our income is not as high as that of people in more developed cities, I feel happy living here because of the beautiful ocean scenery, pleasant climate and easy pace of life," Liu told Beijing Review.     

Book review

Wu Leng‐xi, Yi Maozhuxi: Wo Xinzi Jingli De Ruogan Zhongda Lishi Shijian Pianduan (Memoir of Chairman Mao: Some Significant Episodes I Experienced) Beijing: Xinhua Press, 1995. pp.167.

Pu Xingxu and Zhu Ganwei, ed., Dangdai zhongguo xingzheng [Contemporary Chinese Public Administration]. Shanghai: Fudan University Publishers, October 1993. pp. 418.     

Right on Schedule

正China continues to make life better after realizing its first centenary goal on time For Wang Xiuying, an 84-year-old retired railway worker in Changchun, Jilin Province, a xiaokang life means practicing morning tai chi in a park near her neighborhood and shopping around in the three supermarkets near her apartment.     

QUEEN OF THE ICE

Veteran skater works for nationwide winter sports popularization Life is coming full circle for Li Yan, head coach of China’s national speed skating team.In 1987, Li, then 21, was selected to the national short track speed skating team and trained at Beijing’s Capital Gymnasium.     

试论满族和回族饮食文化对近代成都的影响

晚清民国的成都是现代川菜菜系的发源地与演变中心。成都的满族和回族人口也影响到了现代川菜菜系在成都的定型、发展和走向成熟的历史进程。满族、回族等少民族饮食文化推动了近代成都饮食业的发展,从原料选取、烹饪技法、菜品制作、筵席内容等方面给现代川菜菜系以影响。生活在成都的满族、回族等少数民族的饮食习俗为成都市民的饮食生活增添了新的内容,带来了新的饮食品种,大大丰富了成都川菜中的面食、糕点、小吃的内容。     

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.     

DONATE WITH A CLICK

Every early September, Ge Mingzhu, who works for a charitable organization based in Beijing, puts up 99 Giving Day posters across social media platforms to raise more fund for her organization. By using a smartphone to scan the QR code on the poster, one can donate money to the chari-table projects directly; the Tencent Charity Foundation and other such organizations will add to in-dividual donations with their own contributions.