This year marks the 110th anniversary of the victory of the Xinhai Revolution, Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been dead for 96 years, and his contribution to the Chinese revolution deserves to be remembered by all. While remembering Dr. Sun Yat-sen, people are also concerned about his descendants, how are they doing now?
The Sun family is a large family, and Sun Yat-sen also had 3 marriages in his lifetime, with three daughters and one son. His third daughter was born to a Japanese wife, and the remaining two daughters and one son were born to his original wife, Lu Muzhen. Sun Yat-sen ran for the revolution all his life and was a well-deserved hero. Among his descendants, there are also many outstanding generations, among which the more prominent ones are the only son, the eldest grandson Sun Zhiping, the granddaughter Sun Suifang and Sun Suifen.
A single descendant, fickle and amorous
Sun Yat-sen had high hopes for his only son. Sun Ke, under the background of his father, looks ordinary and unremarkable. If the identity of Sun Yat-sen's son is faded, Sun Ke can also be regarded as an excellent politician, but in that era, under the aura of many outstanding figures, he was naturally bleak.
Sun Ke's mother, Ms. Lu Muzhen, married Sun Yat-sen at the age of 17. Born in Shuxiang Mendi, she is gentle and quiet, virtuous and peaceful. Because of Sun Yat-sen's special status, she had to take her children across the ocean to seek a way to survive. Sun Ke lacked father's love as a child, but his father did not slacken his education for him. He had been familiar with English masterpieces since he was a child, and he also knew the helplessness of being a revolutionary's child. Under the influence of Sun Yat-sen, he naturally joined the League, and when he went to the United States to study, he also promoted the ideas of the Chinese revolution.
After returning to China, he resolutely embarked on the road of revolution, and at a young age, he served as the mayor of Guangzhou three times, creating a new Guangzhou, which also provided reference significance for later urban planning. He successively served as the president of the Executive Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, and the Examination Yuan of the National Government at different stages. Such a resume does not have a second place in the Republic of China.
Although Sun Ke was born by Sun Yat-sen, in some places the father and son are very different. Unlike his father, Sun Ke's political stance is fickle, most notably in his relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. Sun Ke stated several times that he and Chiang Kai-shek were on the same page, but had also defected to the Nanjing government; the two had quarreled continuously, but they had also stood in the same camp against Li Zongren.
After the general trend of the Kuomintang had gone, Sun Ke traveled in Europe and the United States and other countries, and the young master, who had always been extravagant, had to live on a tight footing. In 1965, Sun Ke still took the olive branch thrown by Chiang Kai-shek and came to Taiwan, and the decades-long tug-of-war finally ended.
In life, Sun Ke also brought some habits of the brother of the Republic of China, and there are 3 love histories on the surface, and he has two sons and four daughters. Sun Ke's original wife was Chen Shuying, and the two were married in the United States, sharing weal and woe throughout their lives and supporting each other until they were old. Chen Shuying had two sons and two daughters, and Sun Ke's eldest daughter and second daughter were all born of Yuan Pei.
The second woman is Yan Qijuan, who has been living together unmarried for 4 years, and she gave birth to a third daughter, Sun Suifang, for Sun Ke. The third woman, Lani, is even more legendary, she is a famous courtesan in Shanghai, and gave birth to the youngest daughter Sun Suifen for Sun Ke. It has to be said that in the past two generations, the descendants of Sun Ke are the most leafy.
The eldest grandson, Sun Zhiping, is a cross-strait cultural exchanger
The name of Sun Zhiping, the chief of Sun Ke, is still from his grandfather Sun Yat-sen, which means "the country governs the people and the peace of the world", which shows the importance attached to the eldest grandson. Sun Zhiping and his younger brother Sun Zhiqiang were both born in the United States, and later came to the United States to study. The childhood of his father Sun Ke was still turbulent, and the childhood of Sun Zhiping and Sun Zhiqiang was relatively happy.
In 1965, Sun Zhiping accompanied Sun Ke to Taiwan and served as a member of the Kuomintang Central Committee. Subsequently, he went to the United States for further study and has been traveling overseas. Coincidentally, when Sun Zhiping married his first wife in the United States, the groomsman was his alumnus, surnamed Yuan, who was the grandson of Yuan Shikai. Sun Yuan struggled politically all his life, but their descendants became friends in a strange country, which is also a funny thing.
Sun Zhiping was influenced by Chinese and Western cultures at a young age, and has always been committed to academic and cultural exchanges since then. Although he and his grandfather did not spend much time together, he inherited the ideas of Sun Yat-sen, contributed to the cultural exchanges between the two sides of the strait and the three places, and promoted the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait.
In 1949, he left the mainland with his father, and after a gap of 52 years, in 2001, Sun Zhiping returned to Nanjing with his descendants to worship his ancestors. That year coincided with the 135th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's birth, and the eldest grandson Sun Zhiping came to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, deeply remembering the outstanding deeds of his grandfather. Ancestor worship is of great significance, and to be able to return to Nanjing to personally worship his grandfather is almost Sun Zhiping's wish for half of his life.
He also returned with his eldest son, Guoxiong, who was considered to be the great-grandson of Sun Yat-sen. Sun Guoxiong inherited the handsomeness of Sun Yat-sen, and after his parents divorced, his stepfather took him into the show business circle and made him a Chinese actor in Hollywood. Not only that, he is now the "encyclopedia" of the descendants of the Sun family, with a good understanding of the history of his great-grandfather, and under the guidance of his mentor, he immersed himself in the study of Sun Yat-sen's history. He is also familiar with the current situation of the descendants of the Sun family and is active among the descendants.
On Arbor Day in 2004, Sun Zhiping was allowed to return to the mainland, when he was 92 years old, and he came to Quanzhou, Fujian Province, to participate in tree planting commemorations. After 1 year and 1 month, he passed away, and people from all walks of life in the three places thanked him for his contribution, and many people came to mourn.
The third granddaughter, Sun Suifang, is a spiritual communicator of her grandfather
Sun Suifang is the third daughter of Sun Ke, and her mother is the only woman who is not recognized by Sun Ke. Sun Suifang's childhood is extremely unfortunate, although her mother Yan Aijuan and Sun Ke lived together for 4 years, but when Yan Aijuan was pregnant, Sun Ke and Lan Ni fell in love, and Sun Ke also officially declared that he only had two wives, Chen Shuying and Ms. Lan Ni, who had spent the past 4 years together.
Sun Suifang, who was unfortunate in her childhood, had to turn her depressed dissatisfaction into a motivation to study, so she achieved excellent results from an early age, and after high school, she was admitted to Tongji University with the first result in the school. She knew that her father was the famous Sun Ke, but she did not meet this biological father until she was 30 years old. Sun Ke was so guilty of this daughter that he asked the eldest son, Sun Zhiping, to bring her here in his twilight years and see this long-overdue side.
Born in 1936, Sun Suifang also did not have the fate to accept the guidance of her grandfather, but she has always admired Dr. Sun Yat-sen. At a young age, she collected photographs of Sun Yat-sen and, after marriage, settled in Honolulu, the birthplace of Sun Yat-sen's political career. She learned about her grandfather's early experiences and deeds, and the awe in her heart gave her the idea of writing a book for her grandfather.
Logically, the person who is most qualified and most qualified to write down the deeds of Sun Yat-sen's life should be Sun Ke, but Sun Ke has not written for a long time, and the last person who does not want to complete this cause is the unrecognized third daughter Sun Suifang.
In 1981, Ms. Song Qingling died, which made Sun Suifang make up her mind to write a book. She listened to the recording of Sun Yat-sen's speech every night and studied it carefully. At that time, she was running a real estate business in the sky, and in order to concentrate on sun yat-sen, she gave up her career and traveled back and forth between Honolulu and Guangzhou, spending 10 years writing books for her grandfather. Not only that, she also spent a lot of money collecting pictures related to her grandfather, and in order to promote the deeds and spirit of Sun Yat-sen, she gave speeches in many places around the world.
Sun Suifang believed in Buddhism, and "My Grandfather Sun Yat-sen" was also written in the land of Buddhism. She believed in Buddhism not only because her married life was not satisfactory, but also because she wanted to promote Chinese culture and promote the idea of her grandfather. Although her footsteps have been overseas for many years, her heart has always been concerned about the motherland.
The fourth granddaughter, Sun Suifen, is a promoter of Sino-US trade
When Sun Ke died, the second daughter had publicly denied the identity of the third daughter and the fourth daughter. Among the daughters that the Sun family does not recognize, in addition to the third daughter Sun Suifang, there is also the fourth daughter Sun Suifen.
Sun Suifen's mother is Lan Ni, a famous socialite in Shanghai Beach, and Sun Ke is very obsessed with her and abandons Yan Qijuan's mother and daughter for her. Speaking of Lenny, this woman is also very legendary. She wandered between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, was a strong woman in the business world, and had contacts with our Party during a special period.
In 1948, when Sun Ke and Li Zongren competed for the vice presidency, Sun Ke failed because of Lenny, and the two parted ways. Later, when Lenny wandered overseas, she always regarded herself as Mrs. Sun.
Sun Suifen inherited her mother's good looks and independent personality, she is the most beautiful of the four golden flowers, and she is also the most famous in the social circles at home and abroad. At the age of 17, she became a flight attendant, then married her husband, became a U.S. citizen, and lived a peaceful life of a husband and son. After the child grew up, Sun Suifen returned to society and started her career ambitions.
Because of her long-term life in China and the United States, and her innate ability to communicate, in 1986, she served as the commercial consul of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China. She has helped many U.S. companies set up factories, communications networks, and branches in China. After stepping down as consular officer, she traveled to the United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai and other places, and continued to use her personal connections to explore Sino-US trade.
Sun Suifen has a unique advantage in Sino-US trade, and many things will become easier because of her intervention. Both the Chinese side and the United States recognize her ability and effectiveness. Although she herself has been overseas for many years, she has always maintained a patriotic heart. In her later years, Sun Suifen returned to Shanghai, and she always taught her children that no matter where they went, they were born and raised in China.
Sun Suifen's life is so wonderful, but her death is slightly hasty. In May 2011, Sun Suifen died in a car accident at the age of 72. It is lamentable that even after his death, Sun Ke's two daughters-in-law never recognized the identity of Sun Suifen's family.
The descendants who live with the aura of a great man are destined to be concerned from the beginning of their birth. They may have benefited from the benefits of this status all their lives, or they may have been burdened by such an aura all their lives. But they were always proud of Sun Yat-sen's descendants. The spirit of Dr. Sun Yat-sen inspires all the Sun family members to be positive and upward, and it should also inspire countless Chinese sons and daughters to actively move forward.