Monthly archives: May, 2017

Muslim woman overcomes stigma to pursue passion for mountaineering

Maizi (left) and her teammates hold a national flag during a mountain climb. Photo: Courtesy of Maizi Maizi is virtually a household name in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region after becoming the only woman from the region to have successfully scaled Mount Qomolangma, more commonly known in the West as Mount Everest. Officially named …

Director seeks to help victims overcome trauma through her films

Huang Ji and her daughter at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival Photo: IC Women suffer an overwhelming and suffocating darkness that haunts their entire life after they are raped, says director Huang Ji. After talking to more than 100 women of different ages who have been raped, the 33-year-old director sets a dark tone …

Former gambler motivates people to abstain from their addiction

Yao Jianyun Photo: Courtesy of Yao Jianyun  Life is just like gambling. This phrase is frequently uttered by Yao Jianyun both in lecture halls and everyday life. The 54-year-old man, once called the “King of the Gamblers” by the media, now spends time shuttling between cities, sharing his own experience to motivate others to quit …

Car sharing promising but needs guidance

Illustration: Peter C. Espina/GT While cycles for hire remain all the rage in many cities across China, it seems that some of the cities bedecked with colorful bikes are already enjoying another boom: Car-sharing services are also becoming popular with China’s city dwellers. China has finally joined the rapidly evolving car-sharing trend that has produced …