INTRODUCTION TO NÜGUANG ZHOUKAN 女光週刊

The Nüguang zhoukan (which could be translated as "Women’s Splendor Weekly") claims to be the only interesting reading material in the woman's world. Its is published by the Nüguang publishing house 女光週刊出版社 which is situated in Shanghai at 229, Shanhaiguan Road 上海山海關路二二九路. One exemplar costs two silver ounces 銀二分.

Nüguang zhoukan names three maxims 主義 and four aims 宗指:
The three maximes are not to talk about national affairs 不談國事, not to talk about the failings of others 不訐個人, and not to talk about dirty and rude matters 不褻涉嵇 .
The four aims are to combat evil ideas 打倒惡劣之觀念, to lead the right way 指導趨向之正軌, to enhance one's personal luck 增進個人之幸福, and to uphold women’s honour 發揚女界之光輝.

The first issue of Nüguang zhoukan appeared on the 1st of January 1930. Unfortunately the available source lasts only half a year until the 29th of June 1930. It is unknown to us when the magazine actually ceased publication. With respect to the appearance of the journal, it is interesting to observe that it changed its header twice during the short period of half a year: first with the 13th and a second time with the 26th issue.

The organization of the magazine was made up of men only: these were Chen Yihe 陳一鶴 (chief editor), Huang Yitai 黃翼太 (main issues), Lu Yuehui 陸樾暉 (relationship), Chen Zhipeng 陳志鵬 (art), Shen Zhicun 沈志存 (advertisment), Xue Qingxiang 薛慶祥 (printing), Lu Zhenhuan 陸震寰 (distribution), and Zhou Wenhui 周文輝 (accounting).

Among the authors, however, there appear to have been both men and women, although one cannot be sure that some of the female writers who sign their articles with 'nüshi' 女士 adhering their name (not all women do so) are in truth women.

	front page of the first issue (1930.1.1)	coverage of the first issue (1930.1.1)	first coverage change of the 13th issue (1930.3.30)	second coverage change of issue the 26th issue (1930.6.9)