Widely referred to as the“Butterfly on Ice,”for her elegant and breathtaking movements while skating,Chen Lu became the first Chinese figure skater to win a world championship in 1995.She also won the bronze medal d...
The one-time residence of He Mulin(1904-1979),a former Red Army soldier,is situated in Tucheng,a town in Zunyi,a city in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.He Li,He Mulin’s granddaughter,and her family lives in the ...
Former figure skating world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Chen Lu has long been referred to as the "butterfly on ice." She has continued to promote figure skating in China since she retired from competition i...
Tan Lin, Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), met Asta Johannesdottir, a former speaker of Iceland's parliament, in Beijing on September 14, 2015. Johannesdottir is currently Secre...
Duolun Street, which was built in 1912, is known as the home of several private museums and residences of many of China's early 20th century writers and political and military leaders. Now, the street is a must-see s...
Zhaanxi children ; Shuqin, who was a policewoman before she quit her job, has established nine "Sun ges" in China since 1996, when she set up the first "village" in Xi'an, in Northwest China's Province. "Sun Vi...
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died, at the age 87, after she suffered a stroke, her spokesman announced on April 8. Baroness Thatcher, nicknamed the "Iron Lady," was Conservative prime minister fro...
Chen Zhili, Vice- Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), met Roza Otunbayeva, former President of Kyrgyzstan, in Beijing o...
Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile (2006-2010), on September 14, was named Under- Secretary-General for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) of the United Nations. UN Women, a newly c...
On April 29,2008,the overseas leg of the Olympic torch relay ended, in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Of the nearly 20,000 torchbearers from China,Jin Jing,28,from East China’s Shanghai Municipality,and a former disabled f...