Word: hongxia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even though it was just before Lunar New Year--the most important family holiday on the Chinese calendar--Wang Hongxia was forcing her son out of the house. The 45-year-old accountant had decided to take her 12-year-old from their home in the northwestern city of Xian to a secluded military compound in Beijing, more than 700 miles (1,125 km) away. Like many Chinese parents, Wang felt she had no choice. "Things have absolutely gone out of control," she said, almost in tears. "My son just beat and bit me again this morning after I wouldn...
Even though it was only a week before the Spring Festival - the most important family holiday on the Chinese calendar - Wang Hongxia was forcing her son out of the house. She took her 12-year-old from their home in the northwestern city of Xian to a secluded Beijing military compound more than 700 miles away. Like many other parents across China today, Wang felt as though she had no choice. "Things have absolutely gone out of control," said Wang, 45, almost in tears. "My son just beat and bit me again this morning after I wouldn...
...same afternoon that Wang Hongxia and her son arrived at the boot camp, an 18-year-old boy was ready to leave after months of strenuous training. As part of the camp's tradition, he hugged every one of his fellow patients. "It's certainly an emotional moment for the kids, as they have bound together over the months," says Tao. "And to me, it's especially rewarding to see them step out of here with all the confidence that they deserve...
...workers had a grateful employer looking out for them, though. Some 260,000 people swarmed outside the Guangzhou station last weekend following a report that the northbound route had returned to service. Li Hongxia, an 18-year-old woman employed by a watch factory in the city had been heading for her village in Hubei province, when she fell and was trampled to death by the surging crowd...
...Still, petitioners continue to stream into the capital. Few can match the dedication of Yu Zhengyang, a sanitation worker from the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. In the winter of 1997, says Yu, his wife, Zhou Hongxia, disappeared after being summoned to a provincial police station in Xicheng. A few months later, Yu recounts, her body was found in a latrine pit just 15 m from the police headquarters. The police autopsy report ruled her death a suicide, but Yu says that doesn't explain why her body was covered in bruises and lacerations. Yu was particularly alarmed when police repeatedly...
| 1 |