In the past 30 years, there has been a significant rise in women's educational attainment. With more women earning bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, they have gained greater control in the job market and in their life choices, said Meng Man, a history professor at Minzu University of China in Beijing.
"The improvement of Chinese women's social status is achieved through our contributions to society. The most important thing is that we have the opportunities to contribute," said Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic champion and a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zhou Li, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stressed the importance of aesthetic education through traditional Chinese opera.
On Thursday, ahead of International Women's Day, Starbucks unveiled its latest philanthropic initiative in Kunming, Yunnan province, marking an upgrade to its six-year rural women's empowerment program focused on intangible cultural heritage.
Zhang Xiaodong, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is encouraging more women to unlock their potential through sports.
Yang Yuni, a post-1995 ethnic Hani woman, has called for continuous innovation in carrying on intangible cultural heritage during the ongoing two sessions.
Six Sisters, a TV series chronicling a family's ups and downs in Huainan in Anhui province, has shattered multiple records to become one of the most popular shows of the Year of the Snake so far, according to statistics aggregators CVB and Kuyun.
For years, Hangzhou-based oil artist Tong Yanrunan has been painting faces of real personalities whom he would ask to sit right in front of his canvas, within the same dimensions — 41 centimeters high and 33 centimeters wide.
During the two sessions, Wang Shu, the 2012 Pritzker recipient and who is also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told China Daily on Wednesday that Liu's win is encouraging news for Chinese architects.
During the Maison & Objet exhibition — a prestigious home decor expo that took place in January in Paris — industry professionals and fashion enthusiasts from around the world were eager to see the latest fashion trends.
Domestic brands make major inroads into international markets, highlighting traditions, textiles
"There are ways, but the way is uncharted." I thought about these words, the first line of the first poem of the Tao Te Ching, as I lay facedown on a table carefully covered with fresh sheets, and the visually challenged masseur went to work.