Biography:Sister Furong

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Short description: Chinese blogger
Sister Furong

Shi Hengxia is also referred to as frjj, short for "Furong Jiejie", which translates to "Sister Lotus".[citation needed]

Name

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

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 as "saucy self-portraits and delusional diary entries."[by whom?][2]

Government response

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

  • Honglaowai
  • Muzi Mei
  • Papi Jiang
  • Sister Feng
  • William Hung

References

Further reading

  • 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

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