A Woman Soldier's Own Story
by Xie Bingying
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Author: Xie BingyingTranslator: Lily Chia Brissman
Translator: Barry Brissman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-15
ISBN: 0231122500
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
It is a great book! this book portrayed how women were mistreated in the early 20th century in China. In that old days, girls were not allowed to be educated. They only learned how to spin cotton and embroider,, how to be an obedient daughter, and later a dutiful daughter-in-law. The reading materials for them were highly restricted to certain books such as Teach Your Daughter Traditional Rules. The worst thing was that girls had bound feet! However, there were still a few "lucky one" be able to escape from these old customs. Of course, it wasn't easy. This autobiography described an extraordinary woman, Xie Bingying who struggled to free herself from the traaditional Chinese society--received education, freed from an arranged marriage, became a soldier in the National Revolutionary Army, etc. Her experience was extraordinary!! I like this book because it is not only a truth story, it also pertains very rich information about the old Chinese customs.
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