Monday, August 31, 2009

BINGXIN'S BIO

I grew up in the mainland China where there is a coast city called Qingdao. It is famous for its beautiful view and its beer. In the 2009 Olympic game, Qingdao held the event of sailing and was ready to open for the whole world.
As the only child in my family, (in fact, my family could have another child since I am a girl even though the government still carried the One Child Policy), my parents love me so much. However, my grandparents love boys more than girls. Every time I went to visit my grandparents, I seldom get some snacks from them. Later, I found out that they keep them for my cousin. Recently, my grandparents still love boys but they change a little bit. They like his grandsons or grand daughter who have a better future. Therefore, I need to work hard to be the favorable one. However, I understand why they like boys more than girls. In their generation, men are the bread winner in family and in responsibility to continue the generation. Women are the one who will marry to other family. Therefore, women are considered outsider-sooner-or-later.
As my parents, due to economic problem, my parents did not have another child but they do not have gender bias. They love me more because they believe I will do as the same as boys do or even better.
In my childhood, I play with boys more than girls. I like to play guns and climbing trees and walls. At the same time, I play dolls as well. So, the gender role is different depends on the environment you grew up.

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