Chinese Women History

The history of the Yan family is inseparable from the history of China over the last century. One of the most influential businesswomen of China today, Lan Yan grew up in the company of the country's powerful elite, including Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and other top leaders. In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country.

This is a true and touching story of one Chinese woman's search for home. It is also an inspiring book about human yearning for a better life. To escape poverty, Flora Li fought her way through the education system and became one of the few women to get into the prestigious Hong Kong University. When the Japanese invaded, she fled to unoccupied China, where she met her future husband, the son of China's finance minister (later deputy prime minister). She thought she had found the ideal husband, but soon discovered that he suffered from emotional disorders caused by family conflicts and the ...

They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through 100 years of wars, revolutions, and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak.

Empress Wu Zetian (624-705 AD) was the only woman to be the sovereign ruler of imperial China. A teenage concubine of the Tang Emperor Taizong, she seduced his son while the emperor lay dying. Recalled from a nunnery as part of an intricate court power-game, she caused the deaths of two lady rivals, before securing her enthronement as the Emperor Gaozong's consort. She ruled in the name of her husband and two eldest sons, presiding over the pinnacle of the Silk Road, before proclaiming herself the founder of a new dynasty.

她们拥有绝世美貌；乌发如云，眉山如黛，肤如凝脂，明眸善睐…… 她们拥有绝世才艺；舞姿曼妙天外飞仙、歌喉婉转夜莺百灵，弹奏曲子宛如天籁…… 她們擁有絕世美貌；烏髮如雲，眉山如黛，膚如凝脂，明眸善睞…… 她們擁有絕世才藝；舞姿曼妙天外飛仙，歌喉婉轉夜鶯百靈，彈奏曲子宛如天籟……

她们的才华丝毫不逊色于男人，甚至超过男人。但她们薄命居多，大都以悲剧收场。这是为什么？难道真是老天的刻意安排么？……她們的才華絲毫不遜色於男人，甚至超過男人。但她們薄命居多，大都以悲劇收場。這是為什麼？難道真是老天的刻意安排麼？