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
Before the advent of the Communist regime in 1949, China, and especially Shanghai began to experience some forms of advertising borrowed from the West. The … 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
Footbinding, 缠足, is the antique custom of traditional Chinese society of binding the feet of girls painfully tight to prevent further growth (lotus feet). Related: … Read more