In the Big Family Series, all of the images ---- men, women, and children ---- are not only a real person in real space, but also a symbol of a generation, a nation and its memory, spirits, and dreams. The Woman is one of this series. The woman in the painting is similar in appearance and spirit to other figures such as the protagonist of the Man. In fact, every one of them is a formulized figure. But the formula in the Big Family Series would not make the series a valueless clich¨¦. On the contrary, it is this formula that makes the series great art work. The woman in the painting is a sign of a generation. She dresses Zhong Shan suits, which are standard clothes in the Cultural Revolution. It is the fashion of that time to make women dressed up as men. So that the woman shares everything with the man in the Man, other than the difference of hairs which is the symbol of different sexes then. Zhang Xiaogang is indicating that the authority of that era has deprived people of personality. It is a historical tragedy. It has hurt a whole generation deeply.