Professor Qian Xuesen's wife, Ms. Jiang Ying, has always been very popular on the Internet. This is not only because of her amazing beauty and the unchanging love experience with Professor Qian for decades. More so
For her family, she has intricate kinship relationships with celebrities such as Xu Zhimo and Jin Yong. And Li Shuangjiang, a famous tenor singer in China, is also her student.
So what is Jiang Ying's family background? What kind of legendary things have she experienced in her life?
First, Jiang Ying and "dry brother" Qian Xuesen
Jiang Ying was born in Beijing in 1920.
Her family is from Haining Wang, Zhejiang. Jiang Ying's father was named Jiang Baili, a famous military theorist in modern China.
educationist.
How famous was Jiang Baili at that time? he
When he graduated from the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School in 1906, he broke the historical record with the result of "first place in infantry" and was given a sword by the Emperor of Japan.
He also once
He was appreciated by The German Marshal Hindenburg and fought against the leader of the Italian fascist party. When Chiang Baili visited the United States in 1936, Chiang Ching-kuo was only his aide-de-camp.
The Jiang Ying family and the Qian Xuesen family are family friends, and Qian Xuesen's father and Jiang Baili were once friends with each other. Because the Jiang family had five daughters and the Qian family had only one son, Qian Xuesen's mother proposed to pass on the three daughters of the Jiang family to the Qian family as daughters. Therefore, Jiang Ying changed his name to "Qian Xueying" and recognized Qian Xuesen as a "dry brother".
After living in Qian's house for a few months, Jiang Ying returned to his home. When she was four years old, the family moved to Shanghai together.
From the age of six, Jiang Ying attended a music school run by the American church and began to be exposed to Western vocal music.
When Jiang Ying was sixteen years old, Jiang Baili visited Germany, and Jiang Ying followed his father to Germany to learn vocal music. In 1942, after graduating from the Berlin University of Vocal Music in Germany, Jiang Ying went to Switzerland non-stop to visit famous teachers and continue his studies.
In the ten years of Jiang Ying's study, because of the death of her father, her later life has been very difficult. He often only bought one or two small breads a day to fill his hunger, and when he studied in Germany, he once suffered from lung disease, and could only take a break from school to recuperate. But Jiang Ying still refused to give up, she said, "I don't want to lose Chinese face." afterward
Jiang Ying returned from school and finally became an excellent music theorist and soprano singer.
In 1946, Jiang Ying held a concert in Shanghai, and just when Qian Xuesen also returned from the United States, he ran to see her concert. After the two reunited, they were overjoyed and agreed to get married.
One day, Qian Xuesen suddenly told Jiang Ying about his political leanings, and he said that he was inclined to our party. Jiang Ying did not hesitate to say to him: You can do whatever you want. No matter how far you go, I will go to you!
After liberation, Qian Xuesen wanted to return to China, but he was always obstructed by the United States. Because they wanted to go home, Jiang Ying and Qian Xuesen suffered enough. All of Qian Xuesen's notes and books over the years were confiscated, and Jiang Ying and her husband Qian Xuesen were placed under house arrest by the Americans for five years. Later, it was not easy to return to China, there was no comfortable working environment abroad, there was no high income, jiang Ying had no complaints.
Second, Jiang Ying's contribution to vocal music
After Jiang Ying returned to China, Qian Xuesen was busy with scientific research, and often was not at home for ten days and half a month, so Jiang Ying was bent on work
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She first worked as an actress at the Central Experimental Opera House in Beijing, looking around for old folk artists to learn big drums, Peking opera, and Kunqu opera, and later followed the song and dance troupe to Shanxi to perform for coal miners.
In 1959, Jiang Ying was transferred to the Central Conservatory of Music. He started out as a translator and later worked as a teacher in the vocal and opera departments.
In the late 1970s, Jiang Ying was the deputy director of the Opera Department of the Central Conservatory of Music.
She and the famous tenor Shen Xiang brought out 20 graduates of the first opera department, and finally all of them successfully entered the Central Opera House.
Professor Jiang Ying is proficient in four Chinese and is good at Chinese and Western instruments.
Because she systematically studied Western bel canto singing, and later learned Kunqu opera and Peking Opera, she often has unique insights in vocal education.
She has cultivated a large number of outstanding musical talents for the country, and Zhang Aaron, Zhu Ailan, Li Shuangjiang and others are her proud protégés.
Jiang Ying is usually very concerned about the learning situation of students and likes to conduct one-on-one education.
Once a female student had poor foreign language scores, she used her rest time to teach word by hand, word by word.
Afterwards, I was worried that the students would be annoyed with her, and said to the students: You were brought out by me, so I will often criticize you. I will not praise you, I am afraid that you are too proud to study well.
When other students come to the door to seek advice, Jiang Ying will also teach them patiently without discrimination, and will not accept gifts and money from them.
From 1959 to 1989
In the past three decades, Professor Jiang Ying has taught 26 students at the Central Conservatory of Music hand in hand. Half of them have gained a good reputation on the international stage, and people like Fu Haijing and Zhu Ailan have become internationally renowned vocalists.
And Jiang Ying himself was also able to enjoy the "special state allowance" because of his contribution to China's vocal music.
But her usual life is very low-key, and she doesn't even like to hear others call him "Mrs. Qian Xuesen".
Today, when we look back at the lives of Professors Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying, we can find that they all have a common feature, that is, they are very "focused" on their careers. Professor Qian Xuesen devoted all his life's energy to scientific research, for scientific research, he often suddenly disappeared from home, and then returned to the family every ten days and a half months, or even longer.
And Professor Jiang Ying didn't care about this at all.
She understands Qian Xuesen's dedication to scientific research. Therefore, she also devoted herself to vocal music education and theoretical research. Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying and his wife not only did not feel unhappy because of their long-term separation, but they could enjoy themselves.
epilogue
Professor Jiang Ying is an outstanding vocal theorist and educator in China. She comes from a well-known background, but she is reasonable and self-reliant. She has loved music since she was a child. Treat the cause seriously, dedicatedly, and be willing to dedicate. She loves the motherland as much as her husband Qian Xuesen
And for the new China to cultivate a large number of outstanding vocal talents.
Why can Jiang Ying live as a legend? In addition to the innate family lineage, at every juncture in life, it is also crucial to make the right choices. Jiang Ying grew up
Chose to study music, grew up and chose to marry Qian Xuesen,
After returning from the United States, she
Chose to stay at the Central Conservatory of Music to teach. Every step was chosen correctly, and naturally she achieved the legend of her life.