Zhang Xueliang's photo of Miss Zhao Si in Taiwan: Smoking in front of a wooden house and knitting a sweater by yourself.
After the Xi'an Incident, the young marshal Zhang Xueliang was placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek and reduced to a prisoner of the order, and since then, he has lost his freedom for fifty-four years. In 1946, the young marshal and his secretary Zhao Yidi (Zhao Si) were forcibly transferred to Taiwan Province, China. After that, they migrated to Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Taipei and other places. Let's take a look at a group of photos of Miss Zhao Si taken by Zhang Xueliang during his time in Taiwan Province. This photo is a group photo of Zhang Xueliang, Zhao Yidi and the family of special agent Liu Yiguang visiting Qingcao Lake in Hsinchu. Liu Yiguang was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to take care of the young marshal. Liu Yiguang and his family stood in the front row, Zhao Yidi and Wu Mama stood in the back row, and the photographer was the young marshal.
Zhang Xueliang's first stop on his move to Taiwan Province was Qingquan Hot Spring in Taoshan Village, Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County. The mountains are clear and the people pass by the bridge. In order to facilitate travel, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi relocated and rebuilt the Qingquan Bridge. This photo shows Zhao Yidi walking on the Qingquan Bridge in winter, wrapped in silver. Between 1946 and 1957, the young marshal and Miss Zhao Si spent the most difficult mountain years in Inoue Hot Spring in Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County.
Zhang Xueliang, Zhao Yidi and their party toured Bitan. Zhao Yidi took a photo in the scenic area. Bitan is also known as ChibiTan because of the steep mountain wall on the shore. It is one of the eight scenic spots. The girl next to Zhao Yidi is dressed in the costume of a mountain dweller, with Wulai Waterfall in the background and a small tea house on the left, selling tea, soda and ice water.
The life of seclusion is lonely and miserable, without freedom, and the living conditions are harsh. The photo shows Zhao Yidi smoking a cigarette in front of the Zhongshan Room. The "Zhongshan Room" is just a simple wooden house, and the grass and trees around it have just been cut. In the mountains, the boring life made Zhao Yidi learn to smoke, and the addiction to smoking deepened, which also hurt her health. After smoking for a long time, the lungs became cancerous and underwent a major operation to remove half of the lobes of the lungs.
This photo shows Miss Zhao Si sitting at a desk reading a magazine. From time to time, Song Meiling would entrust people to send various magazines. After the young marshal and Miss Zhao Si were imprisoned, Song Meiling has always been very concerned about their lives and has always maintained the exchange of letters. During this period, Song Meiling met with the young marshal many times to understand his living conditions. On July 4, 1959, the young marshal wrote in his diary: Last night, a special person from Taipei sent a letter from Madame Jiang, with a family letter, a letter from Iyag, and a photo, a lamp, a box of sugar, and fifteen magazines. When Old Liu handed it over this morning, I immediately replied to the letter; I sent a letter of thanks to Mrs. Jiang and greeted him.
This photo shows Zhao Yidi wearing shorts and a straw hat in summer. She was looking into the distance.
The wet and cold in the mountains hit people, and Zhao Yidi wrapped in winter clothes and knitted sweaters in the sun.
Zhao Yidi stood next to the stone wall. Under the stone wall is the residence of Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi, who have been in the mountains for ten years. In more than half a century of secluded life, Miss Zhao Si has always been the biggest pillar of the young marshal's life. In 1964, Yu Fengzhi took the initiative to break off the marriage contract with the young marshal, fulfilling his love affair with Zhao Yidi. On July 4 of the same year, the sixty-four-year-old young marshal and the fifty-two-year-old Zhao Yidi were officially married.