Xing Guangmei, the only spokeswoman of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy makes her official debut at a press conference in Weihai, Shandong Province on Aug. 26, 2014. The press conference introduced an upcoming symposium in commemoration of the 120th Anniversary for the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, commonly known in China as the Jiawu War. Jiawu refers to the year 1894, as named under the traditional sexagenary system of years. China's traditional calendar follows a sixty-year cycle. Both 1894 and 2014 are Jiawu years: the year of the wood horse. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Kai) |