Sister Furong
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Shi Hengxia (simplified Chinese: 史恒侠; traditional Chinese: 史恆俠; pinyin: Shǐ Héngxiá; born 1977), better known by her nickname Sister Furong, is a woman from Wugong County, Shaanxi Province, China who received widespread attention in 2005 for her postings on the Internet.[citation needed]
Shi Hengxia is also referred to as frjj, short for "Furong Jiejie", which translates to "Sister Lotus".[citation needed]
Name
[edit]Shi Hengxia is better known by her nickname, Fúróng Jiějiě (芙蓉姐姐) in Chinese, which could be translated partially as Sister Furong or fully as Sister Lotus (Flower) or Sister (cotton-rose) Hibiscus (Flower) in English. "'芙蓉' is the Chinese name for a flower which has always been used to describe young beauty."
Commentary
[edit]In Celebrity in China, Ian Roberts writes:[1]
On a basic level, Furong Jiejie is just an unremarkable young Chinese woman...It is by writing about herself in a self-indulgent fashion on the internet – capitalising on her success – that she sets herself apart from the crowd, creating ongoing curiosity in her activities.
The content Furong publishes on her blog has been described in The Independent as "saucy self-portraits and delusional diary entries."[2]
Government response
[edit]In July 2005, authorities told the country's top blog host to move Furong-related content to low-profile parts of the site.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, I. D. (2010-02-01), "China's Internet Celebrity: Furong Jiejie", Celebrity in China, Hong Kong University Press, pp. 217–236, doi:10.5790/hongkong/9789622090873.003.0011, ISBN 9789622090873, retrieved 2023-08-16
- ^ a b "China cracks down on the sex bloggers - Asia, World - The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 2010-01-03. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
Further reading
[edit]- I.D. Roberts (2010) ‘China’s Internet Celebrity: Furong Jiejie’ in Jeffreys, Elaine. & Edwards, Louise (eds.), Celebrity in China, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong pp. 217–236. ISBN 962-209-088-5