Chinese feminist icon Song Jia praises fellow actresses, says being ‘pretty' is not enough
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Song Jia won the prestigious Shanghai TV Festival's Magnolia Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and moved many with her empowering acceptance speech.
She was recognised for her portrayal of legendary feminist figure Zhang Guimei, a Chinese educator and principal of Huaping High School for Girls in the 2024 television series She and Her Girls.'
The school is China's first and only free public secondary school for girls.
It was the second time the 44-year-old actress won the Magnolia Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, after doing so for her work in 2012's The Brink.
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Many people were also touched by her acceptance speech at the June 28 awards.
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