A pot of tea in the Hilton lobby

The noise in my apartment was relentless: day in, day out, the construction crew chinked and drilled and hammered as they laboured on the plumbing and electrical lines in the unfinished part of the building. As usual, the volume seemed to get louder when it was time to do my tutoring lessons. I had to escape... go outside, into the blazing heat of the sun, and once there, to where? As is common with my lady friends, we are acquainted with the lobbies of nearly every hotel within a one-mile radius of our favourite haunts.Three reasons why women are on a     

Reflection of feminism in modern China —— Reflection of feminism in modern China

The women＇s liberation movement in China started after the first opium war and it took shape with the aim of protecting the race and salvaging the country. Doubtlessly, the emergence of modern feminism opened the precedent in the theory of women＇s liberation in China and exerted a profound and far-reaching influence on women＇s liberation afterwards. But we must face up to the fact that there was some traps or misunderstanding of modern feminism, which were unfavorable for realizing women＇s rights and such influence was long, so much so that till today we are still seeing its existence. It is, therefore, necessary to have a full reflection of modem feminism, unveil the original meaning of women＇s rights and make women＇s rights return to human rights in order to make the development of women＇s fights continue.     

替罪羊——浅析莫里森小说《天堂》修道院中的女性人物(英文)

Morrison’s novel Paradise begins and ends with the raid of men in Ruby on the women in the Convent. The contradictions and conflicts between the two communities are the major parts of this novel. Finally, the contradictions and conflicts are intensified, leading to the scapegoating of the women in the Convent by the men in Ruby. This paper just intends to analyze and discuss how the tragic scapegoating is caused.     

On the Job

Employment offers women higher family status and more In Chinese tradition,it is a virtue for women to look after their children and take care of housework in order to support their husbands’careers.However,with the progress of society and the rise of education levels over the past few decades,more and more women arerealizing     

浅析20世纪美国妇女社会地位的变化(英文)

Traditionally women’s primary role should be wives,mothers and homemakers,and today women are still mothers,but few of them stay home full time to take care of the house and children.They never cease their steps to gain equal rights with men.The paper will try to analyze the changes of women’s social status in the 20th century,exploring its reasons.     

After a Terror Plot Is Foiled

Will Syrian-U.S. relations reverse course and begin to improve? Terrorists struck at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, on September 12, the day following the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001. At least one Syrian security guard was killed and 11 others injured by unidentified gunmen trying to blow up the     

Focus

China: The World's Fifth Largest Ad Market China's advertising market continues to grow at an astonishing pace, and is currently worth about RMB 180 billion a year. That makes it the world's fifth largest ad market. However, half of that sum was generated in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong alone, and the top ten provinces with the highest business volume accounted for about 90 percent of the total. Net Dealers Rocket to 20 Million China's population of online merchants has soared to 20 million in the last three years. There are now more than 2,000 companies offering e-commerce services. With close to 17 million members, www.alibaba.com is by far the biggest company, and www.hc360.com comes in a distant second. The figures are rising every day. However, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce, the trade volume for all e-commerce conducted in 2005 amounted to just RMB 300 billion. That figure accounts for a mere 3.5 percent of the total sales of small and medium-sized firms.     

Zongzi

The fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar is the Dragon Boat Festival, which commemorates the pa- triotic poet Qu Yuan （circa 339-278 BC）. It is a Chinese tradition to make and eat Zongzi on this day.     

Legal Perspective of Gender Fairness and Women Protection

In human history, women have long been regarded as being inferior to men in many ways, which, as seen in law, manifests itself in the unequal position or even subordinate position. One of the major objectives of feminist movement is to win equality with man in the area of law. Gender fairness and women protection are also a major issue in the areas of legal theories. This paper tries to explore into the problem from the perspective of     

Protection of Women＇s Rights Means Human Rights Protection--Marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

On December 18, 1979, the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with an overwhelming majority of the votes in its favor. Over the past 30 years, the Convention has come to be known by increasing numbers of governments and people, particularly women＇s organizations. It has played an increasingly great role in protecting women＇s rights and enhancing women＇s status in society.     

China and the EU’s Economic Compatibilities

AFTER Chinese New Year’s celebrations died down, the first few weeks of the Year of the Dragon saw a busy schedule of meetings between Chinese and European leaders. On February 2, China welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her fifth visit in six years. A couple of weeks later, on February 14, President of European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for the 14th ChinaEU leaders’ summit in Beijing. The next day they met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, and four days later Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Ireland and met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.     

Lit With Tradition

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15 th day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar—or February 15 this year.Marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations,the day fades into the first full moon of the year.People started celebrating Lantern Festival more than 2,000 years ago.The date marked a romantic occasion in ancient times,offering an opportunity for unmarried men and women to venture outside their households and meet their potential future spouse.     

Tales From a Festival

<正>The Dragon Boat Festival,one of China’s traditions,has a long history and many legends attached to it The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar.In 2011,it falls on June 6 of the solar calendar.     

An ancient street in Gaochun

In the southwest corner of East China's Jiangsu Province, Gaochun County lies in the southern out skirts of the provincial capital Nanjing, just a one and a half hour ride to downtown Nanjing.The county is famous for its "old street" or "No 1 ancient street in Jinling", which is located to the west of Gucheng Lake and to the south of the Guanxi River.Gaochun is a commercial centre dating back to the fifth century AD, with Chunxi Town being the local government seat of the county.     

Chinese and African Women Enjoy Good Sisterly Friendship

The friendly exchanges between Chinese and African women are an indispensable part of China's diplomacy toward Africa. For half a century ever since China established diplomatic relations with African countries after its liberation, the exchanges between the Chinese and African women have been satisfactory and fruitful; their comradeship in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism has developed to sisterhood. Especially in the new situation of the new era, their exchanges have been …     

Memorial Day Set to Honor Victims and Remember History

ON February 27, 2014 the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress passed a decision on a memo-rial day to honor victims of the Nanjing Massacre. The move is in response to a strong call from the Chinese people for a national salute to the victims and is also in line with international norms. The memorial day, as remembrance of a hor- rifle episode in China＇s history, is bound to have a global impact.     

Nanjing, History＇s Great Survivor

PERHAPS no other city in China suffered more during the Second World War than Nanjing. Although traditionally protected by the Yangtze River and Zijin Mountain to its north and east, the city quickly fell to Japanese invaders in 1937, with tragic consequences. In what became known as the ＂Rape of Nanjing,＂ 330,000 men, women and children were systematically and brutally murdered by rampaging Japanese soldiers in a six-week-long orgy of violence.     

SOCIETY

A Great Catch Newly caught fish lie on ice covering Chagan Lake in Songyuan City,Jilin Province,on December 26,2021.For centuries,the fishermen and women living by the lake have continued the tradition of ice fishing—by drilling holes through thick ice and placing gill nets underneath.Annual Session Schedule The 13th National People’s Congress(NPC)will kick off its fifth annual session in Beijing on March 5,according to a decision of the NPC Standing Committee on December 24,2021.     

Nuclear Security Commitments

正The Fourth Nuclear Security Summit—to be held in Washington,D.C.from March31 to April 1—will be of particular importance with regards to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s recent announcement that it will conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in March.President Xi Jinping will attend the summit and elaborate on the global nuclear security situation and China’s nuclear security concept.     

HIGHLIGHTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS

<正>Representatives take a photo at a reception held in Beijing on March 7,a day before International Women’s Day.Over 1,000 women including Central Government officials,scientists,deputies to the National People’s Congress,members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and foreign female ambassadors to China participated in the event.