Chinese Female Kung-Fu Superheroes

are real. They jump from roof-top to roof-top, do a backward flip down to the concrete floor and land perfectly on two feet. The metal of swords clang, the body moves with the precision of a praying mantis striking its prey. Their dresses are colorful, long and lacy, billow and flair with each turn and twist. Jewelry in the hair dangles and sparkles. Chinese female kung-fu superheroes are smart, fight bad guys, do good deeds, and risk their lives. They appear when least expected. Chinese female kung-fu superheroes never give up. They travel often alone by foot through mountains. They work hard training to master various martial arts forms. They do not care about Barbies, those plastic dolls of only one hair color that just looked pretty in the 80's. They aren't impressed; they do not want a boring life. Chinese female kung-fu superheroes venture out and save cities against villains. They steal into the night in their black ninja-like suits, soundlessly through a house to recover a magical sword and to release a prisoner, knowing exactly where to press with their two fingertips to freeze the guards and to accomplish their mission. After Jeannine Hall Gailey's