Known as one of the "six pioneer painters in Singapore", Zhang Liying, that is really a very good woman, her paintings and art views, influenced many painters, many people have seen Zhang Liying's achievements in the career are looking back, few people know, Zhang Liying was also a graceful girl, she had an unforgettable love, the second half of her life, Zhang Liying is missing this love.
In 1906, Zhang Liying was born into a famous family, her father Zhang Jingjiang studied in France in his early years, knowledgeable and long-sleeved good at dancing, the Zhang family was originally a local wealthy family, after Zhang Jingjiang's planning, the Zhang family's family business was even more planned, when Sun Yat-sen revolution, Zhang Jingjiang had funded the revolution many times, after the founding of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen in order to commend Zhang Jingjiang's contribution to the revolution, personally wrote a "revolutionary saint" plaque to Zhang Jingjiang, after that, Zhang Jingjiang also held important positions many times and became a revolutionary father respected by everyone.
Born in such a family, Zhang Liying is naturally a worry-free life, because she liked to paint when she was a child, her father specially invited a master to teach her, after graduating from high school, Zhang Liying went to France to study, her works were praised by Westerners, there are art museums in Paris also specially collected her works, in 1930, Zhang Liying participated in the Paris Autumn Salon, which caused a great sensation in the local area, and it was also in this year that she met her life partner, the exiled Chen Youren.
Chen Youren followed Sun Yat-sen's revolution in the early years, and later served as foreign minister, in 1930 when he was in exile in Paris, he met Zhang Liying, before meeting Chen Youren, Zhang Liying had a high pride, she thought that she was an extremely excellent woman, all the women in the world could not be worthy of themselves, and after meeting Chen Youren, Zhang Liying regarded him as "the most beautiful man in the world" The two fell in love shortly after, they decided to get married, Zhang Liying reported the matter to the family, and her father Zhang Jingjiang immediately replied to refuse.
Zhang Liying was 24 years old at the time, Chen Youren was already 55 years old, he was older than Zhang Liying's father, Zhang Jingjiang said that there was no room for negotiation at all, could not get married, Zhang Liying was not a very compromised person, it was difficult to meet the Prince Charming in her heart, she naturally did not give up, in this way, she married Chen Youren as a wife.
After marriage, the two lived a very happy life, although life was uncertain, but the two husbands sang with the wife, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the two went to Hong Kong to engage in anti-Japanese activities, after the fall of Hong Kong, the two were arrested by the Japanese army, and later pressed to Shanghai house arrest.
In 1944, Chen Youren died of illness, after the end of The Second World War, Zhang Liying was released, and then she went to Nanyang to engage in art and education, until her death in 1993, Zhang Liying in her later years, she had said her regrets in this marriage with Chen Youren, the time between the two was too short, they loved together, but it was a pity that things changed too quickly, people were overwhelmed.