10 Chinese Women You Shouldn't Miss

Author: Duan Wei
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: On the first autumn after the Xinhai Revolution, one morning, Xiang Jingyu, draped in the morning glow, boarded a civilian boat and left her hometown, heading to Changsha to study at Hunan Women's Normal School. The civilian boat traced the Xushui River, entered the Yuanjiang River, and struggled to navigate the waters. Sitting on the boat, Xiang Jingyu watched the suffering boatmen, carrying thin bamboo ropes on their backs, dragging heavy steps, moving forward step by step on the rocky shoals. Her heart was heavy: "How much like my suffering motherland!" After several days of travel, Xiang Jingyu stepped onto the Changsha dock, seeing the Yuanjiang River flowing northward along the city, where foreign steamships with the sun and Union Jacks were anchored, occasionally emitting deafening strange cries. The streets were filled with destitute famine-stricken people. Rickshaw pullers tooted and shouted as they passed by the well-dressed gentry, bending their backs and bowing.