Shi Hengxia (; born 1977), better known by her

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Sister Furong, is a woman from

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Province, China who received widespread attention in 2005 for her postings on the

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. Shi Hengxia is also referred to as frjj, short for "Furong Jiejie", which translates to "Sister Lotus".

Name

Shi Hengxia is better known by her

, () in Chinese, which could be translated partially as Sister Furong or fully as Sister Lotus (Flower) or Sister (cotton-rose)

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(Flower) in English. "'' is the Chinese name for a

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which has always been used to describe young beauty."

Commentary

In ''Celebrity in China'', Ian Roberts writes: The content Furong publishes on her blog has been described in

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as "saucy self-portraits and delusional diary entries."

Government response

In July 2005, authorities told the country's top blog host to move Furong-related content to low-profile parts of the site.

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Sister Furong's blog
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