Shi Hengxia (; born 1977), better known by her nickname Sister Furong, is a woman from Wugong County, Shaanxi Province, China who received worldwide notoriety in 2005 for her postings on the Internet. Shi Hengxia is often referred to as frjj, short for "Furong Jiejie", which literally means "Sister Lotus". Name Shi Hengxia is better known by her nickname, () in Chinese, which could be translated partially as Sister Furong or fully as Sister Lotus (Flower) or Sister (cotton-rose) Hibiscus (Flower) in English. "'' is the Chinese name for a flower which has always been used to describe young beauty." Fame Sister Furong "did not have an easy time with the country's college entrance system. It took her three tries to get into college, and since graduation, she has set her eyes on two of the country's best schools." Over several years, she tried but failed to gain entrance to either of two top Beijing universities (Tsinghua University and Peking University) for postgraduate studies. She posted the story of her determination and pictures of herself on the Internet bulletin boards of those universities and touched a nerve among students. She responded to the attention by adding a quest for a boyfriend to her postings. Her narcissistic self descriptions provoked controversy and the question, "Is she funny simply because she doesn't know she is?". Sister Furong’s popularity is indicative of the growing trend of Chinese female bloggers (such as Liu Mang Yan and Mu Zimei) who have become famous for talking openly about sex and relationships in a culture still considered sexually repressive. Sister Furong is a self-proclaimed dance expert, and has danced in many television and public appearances. Her signature pose is the “S-figure,” in which she bends her knees and thrusts out her chest provocatively. There was blanket coverage in early 2005 by newspapers, magazines and television about her, but since then, media coverage of Furong Jiejie has largely died down, partially due to pressure from the Chinese government’s Propaganda Department. Other forms of media in China are predominantly local rather than national, making the Internet an even more popular tool for staying current with events happening across the country. Such was the case with Furong Jiejie, whose popularity arose within the Internet community. Both the government and traditional media outlets did not pick up on her story until much later. Expert Commentary Furong Jiejie's celebrity status has attracted