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The gala is initiated by the United Nations Chinese Book Club.


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Chinese Beijing Opera actress Sun Ping and her husband Ye Jinsen, who comes from a well-known Beijing Opera family, performed a famous episode of Beijing Opera -- "The Forest of Wild Boars." The face changing performed by a local American artist also won a long standing ovation from the audience.


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The shopping plaza was decorated with a lot of ornaments with Chinese characteristics.


The goat occupies the eighth position in the Chinese Zodiac circle of 12 animals.




by Abdul Haleem， Jawed Omid


BAMIAN， Afghanistan， Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Wearing sports gear as she lined up with more than 30 other cyclists to attend a peaceful race， Zakia， 23， told Xinhua that women have the right to live their lives as equals of men.


The cyclists， including more than a dozen girls， stood in three rows to ride their bicycles in Bamian city to demonstrate women's abilities， promote awareness of women's rights and help to reduce violence against women in Afghanistan's conservative society.


"Our sole objective for riding our bikes here today is to show our capacity as women and send the message that women like men can play a productive role in developing our society and riding bikes is proof of this fact，" Zakia asserted.


In Afghanistan where people deeply believe in old-fashioned traditions， many families don't allow their daughters and wives to go out of their homes unless they are accompanied by close relatives.


"By attending the bicycle race and riding in front of hundreds of spectators， we are sending a message that men and women are equal and should enjoy equal rights in society，" said Zakia boldly.


Accompanied by traffic police and under the watchful eyes of hundreds of men standing on both sides of the road， the cyclists after riding for around 4 km gathered in the grounds of Bamian University where speakers called upon people to "say no to violence against women" and promote the culture of respecting women in society.


In Afghanistan where cultural barriers have deprived the majority of women， particularly in rural areas， of the right to read and write， women also face acts of violence ranging from forced marriage to beatings by their in-laws.


More than 2，620 cases of violence against women， according to Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Watch (AIHRW)， have been registered so far this year.


However， the watchdog noted that the number of cases of violence committed against women in the current year is "shocking，" but explained that many cases of violence against women go unregistered due to security problems in many areas and cultural hurdles.


Common cases of violence against women in the male-dominated country are underaged marriage， forced marriage， domestic violence including physical beatings by family members， rape and honor killings.


"There is no justification for abusing women and women have equal rights to men and therefore violence against women must be put to an end，" Mayram Mohammadi， 19， another female cyclist， told Xinhua.


The young lady， who is a member of the Women's Cyclist Association in the central Bamian province， went on to explain that her family had opposed her cycling in the beginning， but more recently have become more supportive of her choice to cycle.


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