The figure of the New Woman, soon to become a major signpost of Chinese modernity, was in the process of being composed at the turn of the twentieth century. This was a liminal moment in Chinese history, a period of great possibilities and much fluidity. At this time, the term xin nuxin or xin funu (the New Woman) had not yet achieved currency, for she represented an ideal yet to be fully articulated. The cultural production of this period in China illustrates that the New Woman was constructed vis-a-vis her significant -others, - whether domestic or foreign, male or female. To...