Tag Archives: Most Beautiful

The body is the capital of the revolution

Posted on 2012-09-02 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s post focuses on women’s bodies in China. An interview with cultural critic Zhang … Continue reading →

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“Most beautiful pregnant woman” safe and sound

Posted on 2012-08-02 by Allison Carol Goldman

Today the front page of the Market Star features a picture of a woman in a hospital bed, with the headline: “The ‘most beautiful pregnant woman’ will be discharged from the hospital today.” The article tells the story of a woman in Suzhou … Continue reading →

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Most beautiful girl gives water to construction workers

Posted on 2012-07-12 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Chongqing Evening News shows a young woman, with the headline: “Most beautiful girl buys water for 80 construction workers in the scorching sun.” She is currently taking the graduate school entrance exams and her living expenses are … Continue reading →

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Awesome “yellow shirt guys” to the rescue

Posted on 2012-07-11 by Allison Carol Goldman

Today the front page of the Dongguan Times features headshots of five men, along with the headline: “You’re awesome!” The subheading explains that, in the midst of their busy lives, all these men had spontaneously come together for the occasion of saving … Continue reading →

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“Most beautiful teacher” joins the Party

Posted on 2012-07-02 by Allison Carol Goldman

Today the front page of Jilin’s City Evening News features a headshot of teacher Zhang Lili (张丽莉) in front of a Chinese flag. The headline: “Zhang Lili, the ‘most beautiful teacher,’ joins the Party.”  Zhang was a teacher at Middle School #19 … Continue reading →

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