Song ailing

Song ailing

Song ailing (July 15, 1889 - October 19, 1973), from Wenchang, Guangdong Province (now Hainan), was born in Shanghai. In May 1904, she went to study in Wesleyan women's college, Georgia, USA.

In 1905, with his uncle Wen Bingzhong, he attended a banquet hosted by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, at the White House. In 1910, song ailing completed all her courses in Wesleyan College with excellent results and obtained her graduation certificate. After graduation, she returned to China and was recommended by her father as Sun Yat Sen's secretary. She was proficient in five languages. Together with Sun Yat Sen, she went to all parts of the country to survey and participate in the formulation of the plan for the construction of 200000 Li railway. After the failure of the second revolution, he went to Japan with his father, song Jiashu, and remained Secretary to sun.

In September 1914, he married Kong Xiangxi in Yokohama, Japan. Before marriage, he introduced his younger sister Soong Ching Ling to take over his secretary job. Sun Yat Sen agreed. In 1915, he went back to his hometown with his husband to visit his relatives, ran a family business in Shanxi, and presided over the affairs of Mingxian school. Help her husband to preside over Mingxian school affairs. In 1929, he participated in the Fengan ceremony of Sun Yat Sen. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he supported Jiang's "suppression of the Communist Party". I went to America in 1947. On October 19, 1973, he died of cancer in New York Presbyterian Hospital. He was 84 years old. He was buried in fengkeliv high-class indoor Cemetery outside New York.

Life of the characters

Song ailing (1889-1973), a native of Wenchang (now Hainan), was born in Shanghai. In 1904, he went to the United States to study at Wesleyan women's College in Mecon, Georgia. He returned to China after graduation in 1910. In 1912, he served as the Secretary of Sun Yat Sen. After the failure of the second revolution, he went to Japan with his father, song Jiashu, and remained Secretary to sun. He married Kong Xiangxi in September 1914. Before marriage, Sun Yat Sen agreed to introduce her sister Soong Ching Ling to take over her secretarial job. In 1915, he went back to his hometown with his husband to visit his relatives and helped him manage the affairs of Mingxian school. In 1927, he supported Chiang Kai Shek's "Qing party" to fight against the Communist Party, which led to the marriage between Chiang and Song Dynasty. In 1929, he participated in the Fengan ceremony of Sun Yat Sen. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he supported Jiang's "suppression of the Communist Party". During the Anti Japanese War, he participated in the Anti Japanese and national salvation activities with Qingling and Meiling, supported China Industrial cooperatives, organized the women's Steering Committee of the new life movement Promotion Association, founded the National Children's Welfare Association, and served as the president of the Hong Kong Association of friends of the wounded. I went to America in 1947. He died in New York on October 19, 1973. Song ailing, who came to the United States from Shanghai, began her own study abroad journey.

Song Ailing was very relaxed and happy to study in the United States.

The Wesleyan women's college where song ailing studied is located in Mecon, Georgia, on the West Bank of the okmurgi river. The city is lush and quiet. Wesleyan women's college was founded in 1836, formerly known as Georgia women's college. In 1843, it was renamed Wesleyan women's college, attached to the United Methodist Church. At the beginning, the scale of the college was small, with only one main building, so there were not many students. Their students are generally from the rich families in South America. Later, the supporting buildings were added. At the beginning of the 20th century, the main building was changed from the Greek Renaissance style to the Victorian style, and a double-layer sloping roof was added, making it "the most perfect building for educational housing". The dormitories are located on the top floor with comfortable interior equipment. There are large washrooms and changing rooms. There is also a bathroom on each floor with bathtub and porcelain toilet. In 1900, the college built an additional building to provide accommodation for new students. The quiet and comfortable environment on campus provides a good learning and living condition for the girls who come here to study.

Song yaoru's three daughters, song ailing, Song Qingling and Song Meiling, all studied at Wesleyan women's college. Later, the women's college was also famous for training the three sisters of the Song family.

Song ailing first studied in the "preparatory class" of the college. Like her future husband Kong Xiangxi, she was also the first Chinese student here. At the beginning, people looked at her with a kind of curious eyes, and treated her with a kind of unclear complex psychology. Song ailing can speak fluent English, but at first she is reserved and reserved. It's like she is the only one in the school who knows that a person's real value lies not in her dress and appearance, but in her knowledge. When it's normal, song ailing will stand aside to appreciate and study other students' American clothes. Song ailing can figure out how much property each classmate's father owns from a person's clothes. Of course, this kind of inference is in her mind.

Song Ailing's classmates regard her calmness as shyness, and they all think that this short, Round faced Chinese girl will not pose any threat to them. However, song Ailing's academic performance is very outstanding, especially in mathematics, which is beyond all the students' expectation.

Slowly, the students found that this Chinese girl, who looked very solemn and serious, was actually very frank and friendly, warm, cheerful, approachable, and talented in music and performance. As a result, song ailing became a "hot spot" that students like to talk about.

Since the students discovered the real character of this Chinese girl, they are willing to gather around her in their spare time, or crowd into her dormitory with great interest to listen to song Ailing's sweet voice telling the distant and mysterious oriental story. Song Ailing's story can never be finished. Her dormitory has become a "club" for her classmates. Song Ailing's voice is sweet and bright, and her father taught her to sing at home, which makes her have an absolute advantage in performance. Whenever the school group activities or get-together, song ailing naturally becomes an eye-catching figure.

All this is due to Mrs. Gree, the wife of the dean of Wesleyan women's college.

Mrs. Gree is a kind and warm-hearted woman. It was she who tried her best to make song ailing feel free. Gradually, song ailing had a lifelong unforgettable affection for the Gerry couple. Song Ailing has changed and become more adaptable to the American environment. She wore all American clothes, learned all kinds of American slang and used her spoken English very well. Only one year after arriving in the United States, song ailing cut off her braids and combed her popular high hair style.

Song Ailing's growth also benefited from his father's guidance. Song yaoru often wrote to her daughter to introduce the latest situation of Shanghai, recommend relevant Chinese history books and encourage her to work hard on her own. Song ailing got inspiration and strength from her father's letter, and made great progress in all aspects.

From the Oriental point of view, song Ailing's appearance is not beautiful. Her appearance is often misunderstood. One day, a professor of westrian college looked at her and said that song ailing had become a "beautiful American citizen". Song Ailing was very angry and retorted in front of the whole class: "I am not an American citizen, but a Chinese citizen, and I am proud of being a Chinese citizen."

Song ailing lived in a turbulent age. At that time, the backwardness of China and the progress of the United States were obvious to all. Why is song ailing not willing to be an American citizen, but proud of being a Chinese citizen? Maybe it is because of her birth, her family and the influence of traditional ideas, or we can say that song Ailing has a constant patriotism from beginning to end.

For this professor's words, and for the experience she met when she first came to the United States, song Ailing's heart has always been holding a fire. Once this fire meets the opportunity, it will vent.

The opportunity finally came.

In January 1906, with the special approval of the college, song ailing went to the north because her uncle Wen Bingzhong came to Washington, the capital of the United States. Wen Bingzhong was sent by Empress Dowager Cixi to lead a Qing Dynasty education delegation to the United States to investigate American education.

It was against this background that song Ailing's uncle Wen Bingzhong led the delegation to the United States. Song ailing immediately went to Washington to see her uncle. After meeting Wen Bingzhong, song Ailing was very happy. After all, it was the first time that she met her relatives from her hometown after she came to the United States.

Later, as a warm and loyal guest, song ailing attended the reception hosted by US President Roosevelt for the Chinese education delegation. During the dinner, song ailing expressed her views to the president of the United States on her experience when she first came to the United States, and criticized the "democracy" of the United States. At that time, the president of the United States may have been "deterred" by the momentum of the Chinese girl in front of him. It is said that President Roosevelt apologized to song ailing on the spot.

At that time, song Ailing's father, song yaoru, was also collecting money for the alliance in the United States. He was very excited when he heard about her performance in the local newspaper. The news also spread among the students. Song ailing became a news figure. Everyone looked at her with envy and asked her about the situation at that time.

member of family

Kong Xiangxi: husband

Children: Kong Lingyi, Kong lingkan, Kong Lingjie, Kong Lingjun (also known as Kong Lingwei)

Sister: Soong Ching Ling, Soong Mei Ling

Brothers: Song Ziwen, song Zian, song Ziliang

Personal character

When she was a student, Soong Ai Ling was a smart and bold woman. She once questioned President Roosevelt in public. She protested to President Roosevelt in a firm and gentle tone, denouncing the customs detention when she first arrived in the United States. She said. For a 14-year-old girl from China, she is not allowed to stay out of the gate, or even imprisoned for three to four weeks. This is definitely not a way of hospitality, and it will never happen in China

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