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Global Women's Development Forum held in Hangzhou

Updated: Nov 12, 2021 chinadaily.com.cn Print
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The Third Global Women's Development Forum is held in Jiande, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 23. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

The Third Global Women's Development Forum is held in Qianhe village, Jiande county-level city in Hangzhou on Oct 23.

The village is the birth place of the slogan "Women hold up half the sky," which has inspired generations of Chinese people since the 1950s.

Statues representing the power of women from Qianhe village. [Photo/WeChat account: hzfbwx]

Over 150 attendants from home and abroad discussed the slogan's power in the new era and the village's successful practices in supporting female entrepreneurs.

Local authorities introduced that the city opened an educational base to promote the slogan in May 2020. To date, the base has received over 143,000 visitors and trained over 13,000 people.

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