Celebrating Women Who Push Boundaries Exclusive interviews with 16 Chinese female artists, entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, and athletes: Muna Tseng, Shu Lea Cheang, Nona Mock Wyman, … Read more
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alice Poon steeped herself in Chinese poetry and history, Jin Yong’s martial arts novels, and English Literature in her … Read more
Agnes Smedley worked in and wrote about China from 1928 to 1941. Her biographers have collected 18 of her stories and reportage on Chinese women, … Read more
Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, this is the first comprehensive history of women in … Read more
Female-only subway cars are being introduced in Guangzhou, Guandong province, from next week to increase the safety of female commuters. One carriage on each train … Read more
United Nations General Assembly marked November 25 as “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”, a day to combat and raise awareness of … Read more
Writings from the Pre-Qin Period Through the Song Dynasty
Advertising in pre-communist China Before the advent of the Communist regime in 1949, China, and especially Shanghai began to experience some forms of advertising borrowed … Read more
A fundraiser parade of Chinese beauty activists organized by overseas Chinese in order to fund anti-Japanese activities in Wuhan. New yorkers not only threw money … Read more
Foot binding in China Footbinding, 缠足, is the antique custom of traditional Chinese society of binding the feet of girls painfully tight to prevent further … Read more