Hi, there. I come from China and am pursuing my doctoral degree in Chinese history. In China, highly educated women were always mocked as a sexless "third gender". They say that there are three genders: male, female, and female Ph.D. It's a joke that means female Ph.Ds are asexual and not feminine enough. Most people have many prejudices towards to females PhDs. According to their many critics, we are aloof, unattractive, self-important careerists and even threaten the country's very social fabric by putting education before family. Some people even think we are very bad to marry. When I was in my first year of getting Ph.D degree, some people who wanted to make friends with me always were scared by my degree. But why? I just want to acquire more education and live my life as my own way. So I really want to know what do you think about female Ph.Ds in your country?
Hi, there, I'd like to highly recommend a Chinese documentary to you guys today. It's A Bite of China (Chinese: 舌尖上的中国) . It is a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food, eating, and cooking in China. The first season has seven episodes, introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 60 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. My friends and I love it very much. You could watch it if you are interested in Chinese culture and delicious food. I'm sure you will like it very much. The advice I most want to give you is that you'd better don't watch it at midnight or when you are very hungry. It will definitely drive you crazy. Lol. O(∩_∩)O哈哈~
Here is the video with English narrative: <a href="http://english.cntv.cn/special/a_bite_of_china/homepage/index.shtml">http://english.cntv.cn/special/a_bite_of_china/homepage/index.shtml</a>
Hello, everyone, I am Bingbing Li, a college student in history in Shanghai. I have been trying to find people to practice my English speaking. I can help with my Chinese. If you are interested in learning Chinese and Chinese history, please send me a message anytime.^_^
