Past TEDx event

TEDxXianWomen

力量与新生/Strength Awakens

Took placeNovember 5, 2017
LocationXi‘an, Shaanxi, China
FormatTEDxWomen
TEDxXi'anWomen城市大会：力量与新生 XX和XY作为最原始的染色体，塑造了这个星球上高等生命的两种形态。伴随着人类文明的发展与演进，女性始终贡献着自己独特的影响力。 值得高兴的是，这个时代的女性并不再急于向世界洗刷偏见，而是开始用与性别无关的标签表达自己。当力量并不意味着肌肉发达和身体强壮，新生也并不投射于怀孕产子的生理现象，女性们就脱离了生理构造的方框，发挥出坚韧与温柔的推动力。 我们邀请来自表演艺术、设计、性学、时尚、教育、心理学等多个领域的代表性人物来到丝绸之路的起点西安，围绕女性角色、女性发展、女性智慧等多方面内容，来讲述他们的独特思考。 X and Y, the primary sex chromosomes known, brought two forms of the most influential species on Earth into being: woman and man. Along with the evolution of civilization, women have always been contributing and making positive impacts. Now more than ever, women do not have to constantly break stereotypes and prove themselves to the world. Instead, they are showcasing themselves beyond conventional gender labels. When we as a society started to realize that power does not equal to physical strength, and reproducing is a choice not a must, women would be able to break free from their biological endowment. Gentle and tough, women are creating a narrative about resilience and power where spaces are not gendered any longer. TEDxXi'anWomen city conference is the first event that focuses on female-centered topics curated by TEDxXi'an，and it is one of the few citywide women conferences in China. We will invite speakers on various disciplines – both men and women, from art to design, education to psychology, fashion to gender studies or sexology – to share their ideas on how women think and behave, communicate and collaborate, learn and lead. We will try to observe and explain our world from the viewpoints of women, hoping to inspire more insights and as a result think and grow together with you.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Dandan ZHANG

    Assistant Professor

    Assistant Professor at National School of Development, Peking University; Her study focuses on social-economic topics including rural-urban migration, gender inequity and crime problems; Published various journals on SSCI;

  • Jianqi WANG

    Researcher

    This professional wall-painting repairing master, who endow a new life to Tang dynasty’s wall-paintings, will take you travelling through the Silk Road and witnessing the Last Wall-painting.

  • Jun SHEN

    Professor of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry CAS, Ph.D. supervisor;

    Professor of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry CAS, Ph.D. supervisor; Noted as Outstanding Young Talent of “Ten Thousand Plan” --- National High Level Talents Special Support Plan; Being long engaged in the research on New Refrigeration and Heat Dissipation Techniques; Coordinates various projects funded by the National Science Foundation of China;

  • Ning LI

    Ballet Artist

    A famous ballet artist in China National level instructor The actor of heroine "Qionghua" in the fourth version of Chinese classical ballets – "The Red Detachment of Women" of The National Ballet of China.

  • Ruo-yu LIU

    Artistic director and choreographer

    Artistic director and choreographer of U-Theater; Winner of the Best Art Performer, the highest honor for artists of Taiwan; M.A. in Theatre Arts of Theatre Research Center in New York University;

  • Xiaoge YU

    Blogger/Former executive chief editor of Harper's BAZAAR China

    Founder of the app iDS Celebrated fashion blogger “Yu Xiaoge” followed by million+ followers; Former executive chief editor and digital manager of Harper's BAZAAR China; The first-ever and the only “post-80s” chief editor in China's fashion media; One of the few well-known fashion entrepreneurs with a global vision among the Internet industry;

  • Xing CHEN

    Designer

    The founder/ designer/ CEO of Bifu The director of Fashion and Culture research departmentof Culture Creative institution at Tsinghua University Bachelor of Architecture at Tsinghua University Master of Philosophy at Polytechnic University of Milan Bifu fashion zone was nominated for the Goden Pin Design Award in 2016

  • Yue TENG

    M.D, Assistant Research Fellow

    M.D, Assistant Research Fellow at the Obstetricsand Gynecology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital Xi'anJiaotong University. English editor of China Medicine Ethics Magazine. She has published more than 10 SCI papers, presidedone and participated in several national natural science fund projects.

Organizing team