Song Meiling (1897 March 5, 2003-10/October 24) was born in Wenchang, Guangdong (now Hainan). Former first lady of the Republic of China and the fourth wife of Chiang Kai-shek. Song Meiling not only has excellent English skills, but also speaks six languages. His attainments in Chinese painting are also considerable, and he writes well. It is said that Song Meiling also plays the piano very well, so Song Meiling is a master of piano, chess, books and painting. He is Chiang Kai-shek's diplomatic assistant. Song Meiling, Song Ailing and Soong Ching Ling are also called the Soong sisters, and his father is Song Jiashu, a wealthy businessman. With the strong support of Confucius and Song families and studying in the United States, he was active in politics, diplomacy and other fields, which had a far-reaching impact on the history of modern China and Sino-US relations. Song Meiling lived in the United States for a long time in his later years and died in the United States on October 24th, 2003 at the age of 106.
I studied English at home when I was a child. 19 10 (or 1907), Song Meiling went to the United States to study with her second sister, Soong Ching Ling, and then studied at Wellesley Women's University in Massachusetts. At this time, Song Meiling's thoughts, manners and speech have been completely westernized.
1965438+In August 2007, Song Meiling returned to Shanghai from the United States. Determined to master fluent Chinese and the classical literature of the motherland, she hired a private school teacher. This played a great role in her later writing some written manuscripts and public speeches. Because of her strong social skills, Song Meiling soon became the target of men in Shanghai celebrity circle.
1922 One day in February, Song Meiling's brother Song Ziwen held a special party at Sun Yat-sen's apartment in Moliere Road, Shanghai, and Chiang Kai-shek was invited to attend. It was at this party that Chiang Kai-shek first met Song Meiling, a beautiful young woman with outstanding temperament, and decided to marry her at all costs, but she was resolutely opposed by Soong Ching Ling.
Achievement and honorary editor
1943165438+10 attended the cairo conference with Chiang kai-shek, and "mother instrument cairo" was called the "fourth giant" of the cairo conference.
On October 26th, Time Magazine/KLOC-0 published a close-up of Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling.
Song Meiling is the cover of Time magazine.
Time magazine1October 3 1938, 1937 named Song Jiang as "the couple of the wind and cloud". The cover story says, "He is the son of a salt merchant and she is the daughter of a Bible salesman. There are no high-ranking women in the West like Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek in China. In less than ten years, she and her husband have become the moral and substantive leaders of ancient China people. This achievement covers a great historical chapter. " Song Meiling was also featured on the cover of Life magazine on June 30th, 194 1.
1943 February 18 delivered a speech in the U.S. congress, becoming the first China person to deliver a speech in the U.S. congress, and the second woman (the first was beatrix wilhelmina armgard) blew a "Song Meiling whirlwind" in the United States.
On March 1943, Time magazine took Song Meiling as the cover figure. The cover reads "Mrs. Jiang-she and China know what perseverance is." This is the pinnacle of her life.
American Time magazine described Ms. May-ling Song as a flower made of steel. "Weekly" pointed out that May-ling Song was highly valued by the international media before his death, and he was the cover figure of Time for eleven times.
1On August 6th, 949, the American Artists Association announced a news. Song Meiling was elected as one of the top ten beauties in the world, ranking first. The news wrote: According to Kona, secretary general of the American Artists Association, "this election was elected by members. Beauty is everywhere. Song Meiling's nose is in harmony with other parts of the face. It is the most beautiful nose in the world and ranks first among the top ten beauties.