摘要
"I can’t stand this any longer," said Yin Xiwen who was determined to do something of her own. One day in 1988, 17-year-old Yin resigned from her job and bid farewell to the stable work and welfare that she had enjoyed in a stateowned enterprise. Her bold action drew attention and caused many comments. "She’s like a new-bom calf making little of a tiger. She hasn’t even left a route of retreat for herself," people remarked. However, Yin Xiwen said, "I don’t want to have a route of retreat. Only by doing this can I find a path of my own." At a corner in Dahongmen, in the southern suburb of Beijing, is the small Mingwu Hairdressing salon. The owner of this small business is Yin Xiwen. Several years ago I happened upon
