After the collapse of the Qing Empire, the last dynasty of the feudal dynasty, entered a new era, the Republic of China, the Republic of China from 1912 to 1949, although it only existed for 38 years, but left many legendary stories to future generations, the Republic of China period, it is also a period of Collision between Chinese and Western cultures, a period of great thought, many feudal bad habits were spurned, women have since embarked on the stage of history, and achieved a legend of their own, today we will talk about the last celebrity of Shanghai Beach, Yan Youyun.
Yan Youyun was born in a very famous family, received excellent education from childhood, in the 1920s, China's higher education is still in its infancy, Yan Youyun was fortunate to become the first batch of female students of Fudan University, because of her outstanding appearance, style, coupled with her fashionable life, classmates have called her "Fudan school flower"
What kind of man would such a good woman marry? His name is Yang Guangxi, a son born in a silk family, he is a talent, treat people and things politely, and excellent academic performance, after graduating from Tsinghua, studied at Princeton University in the United States, and obtained a doctorate, after returning to China, serving in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the scenery is immeasurable, the two are equally excellent, unsurprisingly came together, in 1929, they held a grand wedding in Shanghai.
Since then, Yan Youyun began his career as a diplomat's wife for more than 10 years, when the War of Resistance broke out in full swing, Yang Guangxin served as the Chinese consul general in Manila, in the face of the suffering of domestic compatriots, Yang Guangyun launched fundraising activities among overseas Chinese many times to support the domestic war of resistance, Yan Youyun was not willing to fall behind her husband, as a member of the women's community, she also raised donations for the motherland many times, after the Japanese army occupied Manila in 1942, Yang Guanghuan was unwilling to cooperate with them and was brutally killed, Yan Youyun took 3 daughters, and lived a difficult life.
Three years later, the victory of the War of Resistance, Yan Youyun came to the United States with her child, she entered the United Nations to work, officially retired in 1959, this year, she chose to remarry, and this man, is known as the "first diplomat of the Republic of China" Gu Weijun, married to Gu Weijun, is yan Youyun's last marriage in life, the two get along very friendly and harmonious, the two have stayed together for 26 years, for each other, the last happiness of their lives, are in this time.
After Gu Weijun's death, Yan Youyun was already 80 years old at the time, but despite this, she still did not think of herself as an old man, she often asked her friends to go shopping, watch movies, buy clothes, 2005 was her 100th birthday, that day, she put on high heels, sprayed perfume, and spent a good day with the guests.
At the age of 110, Yan Youyun still did not take off her high heels, and her daughter Yang Xuelan said, "We feel that she is a star-like figure." "No matter the age, Yan Youyun's mentality is always young, in 2017, Yan Youyun completed his legendary life at the age of 112.
Life a life, grass and trees in autumn, Yan Youyun's life, is really wonderful, legendary, in a birthday, someone once asked her the secret of longevity, Yan Youyun is simple and clear: don't dwell on the past, yes, the heart is selfless and wide, life does not have too many concerns about the past, maybe we can better face the future.