The Strong and Wise Women of China''''s Past

TO be a female depicted in Peking Opera is to represent one of the few heroines of Chinese history. They must possess outstanding morals and politically savvy, be highly educated or martial arts experts. Of these strong women characters the most prominent is Zhong Wuyan.     

The Cause and Regulation of Women＇s Remarriage in Ming and Qing Dynasties

明清朝廷倡导女性守节,但民间女性再婚的现象并不鲜见,既有女性迫于贫困而改嫁,也有其夫家、母家因贪图财礼或觊觎财产而逼迫改嫁。传统礼俗教化虽然要求女性守节,但社会上却存在为了防止出现可能有伤风化的情况而促使州县官准许女性改嫁的情况。明清律例对女性再婚问题的法律规范呈现出亲属强嫁之罪愈改愈严、娶主帮抢之罪愈改愈宽的趋势。在强大的家长制权力面前,女性不管是安心守节还是渴望改嫁,其对再婚的自主能力都相当有限。     

Localization of Women＇s Health Research in China in the Past 20 Years

近20年中国大陆的妇女健康研究经历了从全盘接受西方女性主义立场、方法到结合本国实际不断反思、批判与构建的过程,形成了具有中国特色的妇女健康理论、核心概念和多种类型的妇女健康促进模式。文章通过对20年中国女性主义健康研究理念、方法论、主要议题及阶段性贡献与特点的梳理分析,呈现妇女健康研究本土化、主流化、学科化的发展脉络。说明20年来中国的妇女健康研究与实践拓展了现代医学和医学社会学的研究视阈,丰富发展了女性学学科建设,为国际妇女健康运动提供了经验与借鉴。     

Traces of the Past and Tomorrow＇s Opportunities

In his book No Future Without Forgiveness Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, wrote: “Forgiving and being reconciled are not about pretending that things are other than they are...True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the pain and degradation, the truth... If the wrongdoer has come to the point of realizing his wrong, then one hopes there will be remorse,     

Drung Women＇s Facial Tattoos

THE Drung is one of China‘s smallest ethnic groups. Most of its 5,000 number live in the isolated Drung River valley region of Yunnan Province. Enclosed by Gaoligong Mountain in the east, Dandanglika Mountain in the west and     

The Rise of China＇s Global Companies

THE rise of individual Chinese companies to leadership positions in global competition is already well known. Lenovo is the world＇s largest PC producer. Haier is the world＇s largest household goods manufacturer. Huawei is the second largest producer of telecommunications equipment. Forbes magazine ranked ICBC as the world＇s overall number one company in 2013 by combined revenue, assets, profits and market capitalization.     

The Return of China＇s ＂Sea-turtles＂

Known as “sea-turtles“ for their foreign experience, overseas Chinese students now find their career arena at home.     

Non-institutional Barriers to Women＇s Leadership and Countermeasures

随着经济全球化和信息时代的发展,越来越多的女性领导者出现在政府机关和企事业单位的领导岗位上。女性领导者自身所拥有的特殊性格和品质使其在社会经济发展过程中的地位和作用不断提高,但传统文化、心理特性、社会习惯及女性群体自身的特质等一些非制度性的障碍因素仍制约着女性领导力的提升,因此,在新形势下,积极提升女性领导者的领导意愿、塑造女性领导者的人本主义精神和人性化的领导风格、提高女性领导者的科学决策水平、保障女性领导者的权益和工作时间对提升女性领导力显得尤为必要。     

Progress and Reflection： China＇s Human Rights in the Past 30 Years

This year marks the 30th anniversary of China＇s reform and opening up. Tremendous changes have taken place in Chinese society over the past three decades. With the economic and social development, China has made great progress in the human rights cause, which is closely linked to the nation＇s fate as human rights will progress as long as a country prospers. In the past 30 years,     

China＇s Centers of Longevity

THERE are three recognized centers of longevity in China: Rugao City in Jiangsu Province; Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province and Bama County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The total number of centenarians in these three places exceeds by far the UN demographic projection of 75 centenarians among every million people.     

Warezu Qiang Women＇s Festival

Every year the Qiang women living in Sichuan＇s Maoxian County look farward with great anticipation to the arrival of a special day-the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. On this day, all the village women, young and old alike, rise early and dress with the greatest care. Then, arrayed in their most gorgeous attire, decked out with gold and silver jewelry, they go in groups of three or four to celebrate the Warezu Festival in front of the Goddess Liangzi Stone Tower.     

Talented Women of Ancient China

IN feudal times, imperial exams were the main channel for men of letters to enter officialdom.Unfortunately only men were eligible to take these examinations. Su Xun, a great scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), had two sons, both of whom passed the highest imperial examination and went on to become     

China＇s Year of Russia

THE year 2006 in China is dedicated to Russia, and 2007 will be Russia's Year of China. Both countries are to host a wide range of cultural activities aimed at promoting mutual understanding between the Chinese and Russian peoples. Gap in Cultural Communications Li Qiang, a 22-year-old English ma-     

Review and Reflections of the Past Ten Years of Studies of Women＇s History in Tang and Song Dynasties

近10年来,唐宋妇女史研究取得了累累硕果,发表论文专著百余篇,涉及诸多层面,主要有妇女地位问题、妇女生活、特殊群体妇女研究等方面,但也存在诸多不足,仍需要加强研究。     

China＇s Deck of Cards

WHILE the Western world is still grappling with the credit crisis that has wreaked havoc on insti-tutional and individual finances, Chinese banks are increasingly pulling out all the stops to issue more credit cards. By the end of the first quarter of 2009 a record 142 million Chinese credit cards were in circulation.     

The NBA＇s ＂China Derby＂

IF the sheer number of deals the American National Basketball Association （NBA） has with Chinese television stations around the country is anything to go by, basketball is big business in China these days. In addition to arrangements with 51 local and regional broadcasters in China, the NBA has concluded marketing contracts with 20 major Chinese companies. Millions of Chinese watch NBA games, and 30 percent of the traffic to NBA.com originates in China.     

Nanjing＇s Glories Past and Present

Acity with such a brilliant history is bound to have charm. Nanjing, capital of the Republic of China (1912-1949), has mystique, elegance, refinement, and melancholy, says Pan Feng, 59, a retired middle school history teacher. Every morning, Pan goes to Dazhong Pavilion at Gulou to do taiii exercises and listen to Peking