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The status of women in Taiwan has been based on and affected by the traditional patriarchal views and social structure within Taiwanese society, which put women in a subordinate position to men, although the legal status of Taiwanese women has improved in recent years, particularly during the past two decades when the family law underwent several amendments.
Taiwan has a complex history of feminist and women's rights movements with periods of progressiveness where feminism and strong female icons flourished and periods of strict authoritarianism where equality and individual rights were devalued. Thanks in part to the work of generations of feminists, Taiwan is nowadays one of the most gender-equal ...
Betel nut beauty. In Taiwan, a betel nut beauty or binlang girl (Chinese: 檳榔西施; pinyin: bīnláng xīshī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pin-nn̂g se-si) is a young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing. The term in Chinese comes from Xi Shi, the legendary beauty of imperial China ...
Kana. ビビアン・スー. Vivian Hsu (Atayal: Bidai Syulan; [1] Chinese: 徐若瑄; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, model, and singer. In 1990, at 15, she won first place in a talent show in Taiwan and formed Girl's Team (1991–1993). At 19, she moved her career to Japan, where she became active on variety shows and formed the ...
Constanze Han documented the lives of “betel nut beauties,” young women selling the addictive stimulant across Taiwan.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 September 2024. Taiwanese–Hong Kong actress and model (born 1974) This article is about the actress. For the filmmaker, see Shu Kei. For the Guzhu royal prince during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, see Boyi and Shuqi. For the Malaysian politician, see Wong Shu Qi. In this Chinese name, the family ...
Bianca Bai (Chinese: 白歆惠; pinyin: Bái Xīnhuì; born 23 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and model. [1] Bai graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model with Catwalk Modeling Agency before becoming an actress. She was nominated in 2010 for Best Actress at the 45th Golden Bell Awards for her role in Shining Days.
Elva Hsiao. Elva Hsiao (traditional Chinese: 蕭亞軒; simplified Chinese: 萧亚轩; pinyin: Xiāo Yǎxuān, born 24 August 1979 [citation needed]) is a Taiwanese singer. [6] Having gained widespread popularity for her R&B-influenced ballads, she is recognized as one of the four lesser “Queens of Heaven” of Mandopop. [7]