Song Meiling was born in Shanghai in 1897, with superior family conditions, Song Meiling began to learn English at a very young age, went to the United States with her family to study at the age of 13, returned to China at the age of 20 or so, life and thought have been completely Westernized, coupled with the influence of her parents, Song Meiling has also become a devout Christian, and has also engaged in related work for a period of time. At a party held by Soong Ziwen in 1922, Chiang Kai-shek met Soong Mei-ling for the first time, fell in love with him at first sight, and immediately began a crazy pursuit.
Song Meiling
Chiang Kai-shek's pursuit of Soong Mei-ling was very unsuccessful at first, mainly because song Meiling's family, except for the eldest sister Song Xialing, almost all of them held opposing views, especially the second sister Soong Ching-ling, who even scorned Chiang Kai-shek's character and style, and resolutely opposed Soong Mei-ling's marriage to Chiang Kai-shek. But in the end, Song Meiling still followed the advice of the eldest sister Song Xialing, believing that Chiang Kai-shek's future was unlimited, agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's marriage proposal, and in 1927 the two held a grand wedding in Shanghai, and only Song Qingling did not participate in the wedding among relatives.
After the two married, Chiang Kai-shek also became Sun Yat-sen's brother-in-law, and in terms of financial strength, he received strong support from the Kong and Song families, and his power was further enhanced, and Soong Meiling also became the first lady of the Republic of China. But why didn't Soong Mei-ling, in her later years, not want to return to Taiwan to be buried with Chiang Kai-shek? There are three real reasons.
Wedding photo of Soong Mei Ling and Chiang Kai-shek
A Chiang Kai-shek wanted to return the leaves to their roots
On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of illness in Taiwan, but has not been buried, according to Chiang Kai-shek's last wishes, in the future after the restoration of the mainland, he will be buried in the mainland, specifically three places were selected, Nanjing Purple Mountain, Fangshan Mountain and Siming Mountain, but Chiang Kai-shek's wish could not be realized until the death of Soong Meiling.
Er song Meiling hopes that the fallen leaves will return to their roots
Soong Mei Ling and Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese regardless of their status, they all have the idea of returning to the roots of the fallen leaves, Soong Mei-ling is actually the same, her parents and second sister Soong Ching-ling are buried in Shanghai, she also thought about being buried here, but due to political reasons, it has not been possible, but she also spent a long time in the United States to help people to offer flowers to greet, which is one of the reasons why she is reluctant to return to Taiwan and be buried with Chiang Kai-shek.
Three faiths in Christ were buried in America
Soong Mei Ling was a devout Christian, and before he got married, he asked Chiang Kai-shek to follow him in believing in Christ, and Soong Mei Ling once said, "God let me live, I dare not die easily, God let me die, I will never live recklessly." "Leave everything to God and be at peace with what you encounter." In addition, her brother Song Ziwen and eldest sister Song Xialing have been buried in the United States, and Song Meiling finally chose to be buried in the United States. On October 24, 2003, Song Meiling died in the United States at the age of 106.