Xinran | The Guardian (original) (raw)
Xinran (Xue) is the founder of The Mothers’ Bridge of Love and the author of nine books, including The Good Women of China and The Book of Secrets
December 2024
What home means to me
double quotation markIn a Japanese restaurant in west London, this Chinese woman felt truly at home
Xinran
As a young woman I travelled all over China, exploring the concept of home. But on a culinary tour of Bayswater with my son, I tasted belonging, says author Xinran
May 2015
China’s little emperors – the children without siblings
China’s one-child policy led to a generation waited on hand and foot as sole focus of their parents’ hopes and dreams. Rather than hot-house her own son, Xinran Xue left home in 1997 to bring him up in Britain
April 2011
Once upon a life
Xinran: Once upon a life
Separated from her mother by the Cultural Revolution, the author Xinran grew up with her grandparents and considered herself an orphan. Years later, with her own child, she found herself making the same mistakes
January 2010
China's lost girls
Xinran knew about China's female orphans, daughters abandoned in favour of sons. But the fate of just one baby brought home the true heartache and horror
February 2008
double quotation markIn the new China, sex can still be the stuff of scandal
Xinran
Xinran: The controversy over the posting of explicit images of celebrities reflects the resilience of old taboos outside the big cities
June 2006
The wild one
Aware of the intimidating reputation of Mary Wesley, author of The Camomile Lawn, her daughter-in-law, Xinran, was nervous about meeting her. In fact, she found the loving mother she'd always craved.
September 2005
My China
The face of Mao
August 2005
Lost in translation
Xinran: Why do old men, who need sticks to walk, open doors for healthy middle-aged women?
July 2005
Food for talk
An inspector calls
June 2005
double quotation markThe sky's the limit
Xinran
Going with the flow
May 2005
The Chinese chatroom
Sex in Chinese Culture
April 2005
Identity struggles
Blending cultures on a canvas
March 2005
Xinran
The gap between western and Chinese paintings is as vast as that between the two cultures.
February 2005
The front of the queue
Lost in translation
About 47 results for Xinran