Both Mei and Zhou were notable actors in Peking opera, a major genre of traditional Chinese opera, or "Xiqu," that arose in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Beijing. Mei, born in 1894, was famous for ...

Women who had their feet bound as children in rural China photographed by Hong Kong-based Jo Farrell Practice, also called lotus feet, was a symbol of beauty and status and was started when girls ...

Chinese woman Du Pinhua, 116, has earned herself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest person. A certificate from the Shanghai branch of the Guinness Book of World ...

Most of the women that ... 100 years old. Most had their feet bound after the practice was banned. The majority of the women that Farrell photographed were peasant women from rural areas.

Since Li Ziqi, a rural Chinese woman, became an online sensation in the late 2010s, an increasing number of rural life vloggers have put their countryside in the frame.

Rural Women’s Day highlights the critical role of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. On this day, as we reflect on their ...

Poor young women in Indonesian villages are becoming temporary wives for male tourists in exchange for a bride price leading to online condemnation of the practice. Puncak, in the country’s ...

A 24-year-old woman surnamed Dong ... in to assist with DNA tests. Chinese netizens expressed hope for a reunion, with one commenting, “Wishing this young woman finds her birth family soon ...

This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 17th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for foreign secondary school students in north China's Tianjin. [Xinhua/Li Ran ...

Hurun Research found 1,094 individuals with more than CNY 5 billion (equivalent to US$700 million), down 12% or 147 ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s recipe for victory in Tuesday’s election was built on his ability to improve his support from ...

BEIJING -- More than 30,000 old rural place names have been added to China's protection lists since a rural geographic naming project was launched last year, a senior official of the Ministry of ...