Chinese Women History

They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through 100 years of wars, revolutions, and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak.

她们拥有绝世美貌；乌发如云，眉山如黛，肤如凝脂，明眸善睐…… 她们拥有绝世才艺；舞姿曼妙天外飞仙、歌喉婉转夜莺百灵，弹奏曲子宛如天籁…… 她們擁有絕世美貌；烏髮如雲，眉山如黛，膚如凝脂，明眸善睞…… 她們擁有絕世才藝；舞姿曼妙天外飛仙，歌喉婉轉夜鶯百靈，彈奏曲子宛如天籟……

她们的才华丝毫不逊色于男人，甚至超过男人。但她们薄命居多，大都以悲剧收场。这是为什么？难道真是老天的刻意安排么？……她們的才華絲毫不遜色於男人，甚至超過男人。但她們薄命居多，大都以悲劇收場。這是為什麼？難道真是老天的刻意安排麼？

This is the story of the women who took part in the Long March, seen through the biographies of three key players. Lee and Wiles trace the womens' stories in three time periods: the Long March itself, a decade later at liberation and then 40 years on. Drawing on published and unpublished sources, including interviews, this is the moving story of one of the great events of 20th-century history.

In the early 20th century, few women in China were to prove so important to the rise of Chinese nationalism and liberation from tradition as the three extraordinary Soong sisters: Eling, Chingling, and Mayling. As told with wit and verve by Emily Hahn, a remarkable woman in her own right, the biography of the Soong sisters tells the story of China through both world wars. It also chronicles the changes to Shanghai as they relate to a very eccentric family that had the courage to speak out against the ruling regime. Greatly influencing the history of modern China, they interacted with their government and military to protect the lives of those who could not be heard, and they appealed to the West to support China during the Japanese invasion.