Xiao Juan Explained
"Xiao Juan" (Chinese: 小娟 (化名), read as "Xiǎo juān (huàmíng)") is a 2020 pop song about domestic violence by Tan Weiwei and produced by Nick Marsh. Xiǎo Juān, little Juan, is a typical girl's name, the bracketed (huàmíng) means (pseudonym).[1] [2] [3]
The track is from Tan's album 3811.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-12-17. 'Erase our names': pop song about domestic violence breaks taboos in China. 2020-12-17. The Guardian. en.
- Web site: 2020-12-18. Chinese pop song breaks domestic violence taboos - Taipei Times. 2020-12-17. www.taipeitimes.com.
- Web site: 2020-12-15. Song blasting violence against women lights up internet in China. 2020-12-17. South China Morning Post. en.
- BBC The angry pop song calling out China's domestic violence problem By Yvette Tan and Waiyee Yip 18 12 2020 "But the most striking song from the album is undoubtedly Xiao Juan, the name often given to female victims of violent crimes in China. Far from dismissing these women as a collective "Jane Doe", Xiao Juan is desperate to recognise them as real individuals. "Our names are not Xiao Juan… Know my name, and remember it," Tan sings.
