Wang Yaping: China's First Woman Spacewalker
WEBJan 27, 2022 · Wang Yaping is used to making history. She became the second woman from China to enter space, on June 11, 2013, and the first woman to enter the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, on October 16, 2021. She also became the first woman from China to teach students from space, on June 20, 2013. On November 7 this year, Wang made history ...
Lin Qiaozhi: Guardian of Mothers, Babies - All-China Women's …
WEBApril 22, 2020. Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983) was born in Gulangyu, a small island commonly referred to as a garden on the sea, in Southeast China's Fujian Province. When she was 5, her mother died of cervical cancer. At that time, she realized the sadness that women's illnesses could bring to their families, and the influence that women's health ...
Women of China - All China Women's Federation
WEBAll China Women's Federation English website about Chinese women's News,Life,Policies,Projects,Data and Issues. Learn more about women in China on Womenofchina.cn
Sheng: Ancestor of Free-Reed Instruments - All-China Women's …
WEBJul 28, 2022 · The sheng is deemed to be the inspiration for freereed instruments outside China. It spread to West Asia during the Northern Dynasty (386-581) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and then appeared in Europe around the 17th century. The organ, accordion and harmonica are all descendants of the sheng. Unique Instrument.
A Surviving and Evolving Musical 'Aristocrat' - All-China Women's ...
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Konghou is a traditional, plucked Chinese musical instrument. During the past millennium, countless people, from around the world, have been fascinated by Konghou's dulcet, celestial sounds. "Today millions of people play the guzheng (a Chinese plucked zither) in China, but the number of people learning konghou is less than 500," says Wu Qian, a foremost konghou master and virtuoso.
Farmer Paintings Depict Happy, Prosperous Rural Life
WEBMay 18, 2021 · Dongfeng's farmer paintings are on the list of Jilin's items of intangible cultural heritage. In 2019, the China Women's Development Foundation (CWDF) initiated the "Genius Mom" Project, to help women escape poverty by creating crafts. In October 2020, CWDF established a studio to promote paintings created …
Peking Opera Costumes: A Display of History, Culture and Fine ...
WEBDec 27, 2022 · Costumes of Peking Opera play a pivotal role in helping viewers understand and appreciate the opera as a whole. Known in Chinese as "xingtou" (costumes of actors and actresses) or "juzhuang" (Peking Opera costumes), these general terms describe the clothing worn by various characters in Peking Opera.
Guzheng Artist Strikes Right Chord in France
WEBBy Wang Shasha March 25, 2021. Peng Jingxuan plays guzheng in Paris, France. [For Women of China] Wearing traditional Chinese clothing and sitting in front of a guzheng, or Chinese zither, a young Chinese woman — on a street in Paris, France — softly, yet swiftly, strokes her fingers along the strings of the traditional Chinese musical ...
About the ACWF - All-China Women's Federation
WEBThe All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), founded in April 1949, is a people's organization of women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life in China, united for further emancipation and development. As a people's organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), it serves as a bridge linking the Party and the ...
2 NPAs - All-China Women's Federation
WEB2 NPAs. The "2 NPAs" refer to the National Program for Women's Development (2011-2020) and the National Program for Child Development (2011-2020). Prior to the 2 NPAs, China had issued the National Program for Women's Development (1995-2000) and the National Program of Action for Child Development …
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