Roses on a blue sea: The women of China's Navy
- By Li Shen
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Life on board has its nicer parts, too. The girls like watching movies or TV shows at leisure. They beat the male sailors in speaking and singing contests. They share the snacks or delicacies from their hometowns with each other.
![Birthday party on board [Photo by Wang Changsong]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20130315/001ec949c22b12ad0bfc19.JPG "Birthday party on board [Photo by Wang Changsong]") |
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Birthday party on board [Photo by Wang Changsong] |
The young and lively female sailors add a splash of color to the boredom of life on a ship. They organize birthday parties for colleagues. Dance major Kong Xiangyun teaches other sailors to dance and can skillfully imitate Yanni's speech (a famous TV star who is also from Shaanxi) to make the others laugh. Li Mengdi organizes people in different teams and creates fresh performance styles with materials found on board. Liu Xuan is the doctor and broadcaster of the ship. She likes to collect different kinds of advice for life and share this with others.
Stunning performances in the international arena
The eight female sailors are not only good at their professional skills, but also have their artistic specialties.
![Kong Xiangyun performs a Xinjiang folk dance during the 'Aman13' International Naval Exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. [Photo by Wang Changsong]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20130315/001ec949c22b12ad0cba1b.JPG "Kong Xiangyun performs a Xinjiang folk dance during the 'Aman13' International Naval Exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. [Photo by Wang Changsong]") |
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Kong Xiangyun performs a Xinjiang folk dance during the "Aman13" International Naval Exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. [Photo by Wang Changsong] |
On March 6, the Chinese female sailors debut their performance at the Culture and Food Gala of the "Aman13" International Naval Exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. Kong Xiangyun performed a Xinjiang folk dance wearing a yellow dress and gold hat. Her beautiful poses and stunning skills conquered an audience consisting of naval officers and sailors from over 30 countries. She was invited to perform again.
After her, female sailor Gao Jie played the traditional Chinese musical instruments Suona Horn and bamboo flute in her white naval uniform. Many foreigners took photos or recorded videos during their performances. After that, they gave a warm applause and rushed to take photos with the girls. The beauty and versatility of the Chinese female sailors had left quite the impression.
Li Mengdi once ranked in the top 30 models of the Central China Region during a national competition. Chu Xianxian was admitted to the Anhui Provincial Academy of Huangmei Opera.
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