Renditions nos. 59 & 60 (Spring & Autumn 2003) They range from The New

They range from The New Woman (1934)

above all its emotional honesty and spirited tone

published on the one hundred and twentieth anniversary of his birth

It was a time of tremendous growth for the territory not only in economic terms

and all revolve around important political issues

Renditions nos. 59 & 60 (Spring & Autumn 2003) They range from The NewThe Faces of a Chinese Beauty: Wang Zhaojun Wang Zhaojun was a Han court lady who volunteered to marry the Xiongnu Khan in 33 BC. Her plight, and her place as one of the four great beauties of China, have fascinated poets, playwrights, painters, and politicians for two thousand years. She has been portrayed by generations of writers as pitiable, courageous, wise, or patriotic, though such depictions reveal more about the authors than about Wang