He has two identities, one as a journalist and the other as a doctor. At the age of 23, he received a doctorate in medicine in Geneva, and then he came to China alone, devoted himself to the cause of saving lives and helping the injured, joined the revolutionary ranks, changed his name to China, and married the first beautiful woman in Yan'an. He is Ma Haide, who was known as "Yan'an Bethune" by posterity.
Ma haide' original name was George Heidham, who was born in the United States and is Lebanese. After obtaining his doctorate in medicine, he heard about the epidemic of infectious diseases in the East and urgently needed medical talents like him, so he came to China to investigate and opened a clinic. In this part of China, he became acquainted with Song Qingling, Ai Li and others.
One day, Ma Haide suddenly realized that studying medicine could not save China, and he and his friend Ai Li said: "Although I can cure one person a day, but now there will be thousands of people dying in China a day, and the best way to save China is revolution." Under the introduction of Song Qingling, Ma Haide was given the opportunity to visit Yan'an, when he was traveling with Snow.
After the inspection in Yan'an, Ma Haide told Snow that he wanted to stay in Yan'an and build a field hospital for Yan'an. In this way, Ma Haide and the soldiers worked together to fight caves, build hospitals, and then began to treat patients. In addition, he wrote to the editor-in-chief of the United States, saying that China urgently needed medical assistance. In this way, Ma Haide became a red man in Yan'an, and he did a lifetime of work to save lives and help the injured.
In 1939, Ma Haide told Wang Jiaxiang with a happy face that he was getting married. Wang Jiaxiang was stunned and asked him, "Who are you marrying?" Ma Haide said: "Her name is Sophie Zhou." ”
Who is Sophie Chow? She is the big star of Yan'an and the first beauty of Yan'an. Born in 1920, she came to Shanghai at the age of 15, joined the drama club, and joined the revolution in 1937. After that, Zhou Sophie went to Lu Xun Art Academy for further study and became a star figure in the drama industry.
Zhou Sophie and Ma Haide met because Sophie Zhou had a cold and needed medical treatment, and then she looked for Ma Haide in the middle of the night to deliver the baby for Sister Li. In 1940, the two married at a hotel in Yan'an.
Mahaid did not see his parents for the next 27 years, and his parents thought he had died in China, and then Maheide's father accidentally read his news in the newspaper and learned that his son was still alive. After a brief reunion with his family, Ma Haide chose to return to China and become a Chinese citizen. He was the first foreigner to become a Chinese national.
In the 1950s, the state proposed relevant policies to subsidize foreign experts, but Ma Haide did not accept it, saying that he was not a foreign expert and that he was a Chinese.
In 1964, Ma Haide and his old friend Snow reunited in Beijing.
It can be seen from this that Ma Haide does indeed have the feelings of the Chinese revolution and the spirit of revolutionary indomitability. He was willing to give up the rich life of the United States, save the Chinese people from the depths of the water, and finally take root in the yellow land of China, he can afford to be the "most beautiful strivers".
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