On May 29, 1981, the former Prince Qing Alcohol Palace in Beijing, now converted into Song Qingling's apartment, the 88-year-old Mr. Song Qingling (Mr., a recognizable title for a knowledgeable person in china's traditional culture, regardless of gender), died of illness
However, after the death of Mr. Song Qingling, two inexplicable "strange things" suddenly happened in this apartment, even the adopted daughter who lived in front of Song Qingling for more than ten years did not know why
So what exactly are these two sudden "strange things"? So much so that even the adopted daughter for many years does not know the reason behind the matter?
Song Qingling
In May 1981, Song Qingling, who was already 88 years old, fell ill, and at this time Song Qingling also knew in his heart that his age was very old and his body was not as good as before, so this time he fell ill and was likely to go to the end of his life
At this time, Song Qingling only wanted to see the last side of her adopted daughter, Sui Yongqing, and when Sui Yongqing rushed back day and night, finally before Song Qingling died, when she came to the apartment where she grew up, Song Qingling also slowly closed her eyes
It was also after the death of Mr. Song Qingling that two strange things suddenly happened in this old house where he had lived for twenty years
The first thing is the clock in the apartment, which suddenly does not leave, and the time of stay is forever fixed at the moment of Song Qingling's death, at 8:18
The second thing is that the more than 100 pigeons raised by Song Qingling before his death became listless after Song Qingling's death and refused to eat, until Mr. Song Qingling was cremated, and more than 100 pigeons also died
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These two strange things also made the staff responsible for Song Qingling's aftermath puzzled, and it was difficult for the adopted daughter Sui Yongqing to explain the reasons for this
Perhaps it is true that these pigeons have "spirituality", after all, these pigeons have also accompanied Song Qingling for more than ten years, and long-term companionship has also made these pigeons have a bondage to Song Qingling
Soong Ching Ling, born in Shanghai in 1893, was born to an industrialist and had close contact with Dr. Sun Yat-sen
In 1907, he went to the United States to study, and after completing his studies, he returned to China through Japan, that is, he met Dr. Sun Yat-sen while passing through Japan, and then resolutely devoted himself to the revolutionary cause of China
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In 1915, despite the opposition of his family, Soong Ching Ling decided to marry Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo, Japan, and returned to Shanghai with Dr. Sun Yat-sen the following year
In 1922, he accompanied Dr. Sun Yat-sen to meet with Comrade Li Dazhao, one of the early leaders of the Communist Party of China, to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party
In 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen founded the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou, and Soong Ching Ling also attended the opening ceremony
In 1925, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was seriously ill, and Soong Ching-ling accompanied him to the hospital bedside, and after the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching-ling took up the banner of the "Three People's Principles" and continued to devote himself to the cause of the Chinese revolution
After the founding of New China, Chairman Mao invited a large number of social democrats such as Soong Ching-ling to Beijing to jointly discuss matters such as peaceful nation-building, and was later elected honorary chairman of the All-China Women's Federation
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, because of the needs of work, Song Qingling lived in Beijing for a long time, and initially Song Qingling's Beijing apartment was in Fangjian Lane, where the roads were narrow and the environment was noisy
Later, the central government decided to rebuild a new residence for Soong Ching-ling, but Soong Ching-ling refused
"The construction of the country's first five-year plan requires a lot of money, and I can't use state funds"
It was not until 1960, under the arrangement of the State Council, that Song Qingling moved away from Fangjian Lane and lived in Xihe, where although the environment was beautiful, the humidity was too heavy, which made Song Qingling's arthritis often attack
Out of concern, the central government decided to rebuild a residence for Song Qingling, and also sent someone to send the reconstruction drawings to Song Qingling
At this time, the country was in a difficult period of three years, and After seeing the drawings, Song Qingling resolutely disagreed, and replied, "I do not plan to move to a new location, and increase state expenditure for my personal residence, which will make me feel very uneasy."
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Although Soong Ching Ling repeatedly refused the central government to rebuild a new house for himself, considering that Mr. Soong Ching Ling was usually busy with work and his health was not good, the central government decided to find a quiet residence for Soong Qing Ling to live in
In 1961, Premier Zhou Enlai personally came forward and presided over the housewarming ceremony of Mr. Soong Ching Ling, the new address was formerly the old palace of prince Alcohol of the Qing Dynasty, which was transformed into a double-storey apartment combining Chinese and Western, and later it was also here that Song Qingling spent her seventieth birthday
Although Song Qingling moved to a new house at the personal invitation of Premier Zhou Enlai, she still felt a little uneasy in her heart
In a correspondence with her American friends, she wrote, "I do enjoy 'royal' treatment, but I am not happy because there are many more valuable people than I am, still living in humble huts."
Similarly, Song Qingling was also very emotional about Premier Zhou Enlai's ability to personally come forward to care for his own residence in the midst of his busy schedule
Later, Song Qingling also formed a deep friendship with the premier and his wife, and once, Song Qingling caught a fish weighing more than twenty pounds in the pond of his apartment, and then Song Qingling asked people to give the fish to Premier Zhou
Mr. Song Qingling also liked to raise pigeons when he lived in Beijing, and later heard that Premier Zhou was weak because of his hard work, Soong Qingling collected the pigeon eggs and gave them to Premier Zhou
In the early days of the decade of turmoil, in order to protect a group of social democrats, Premier Zhou drew up a "list of cadres who should be protected" for the chairman's approval, and the first person on this list was Mr. Soong Ching Ling
However, at this time, the storm still affected Shanghai, someone dug up the grave of Song Qingling's parents, and after hearing the news, Song Qingling was deeply sad in his heart
So he immediately called Premier Zhou, hoping that Premier Zhou could solve the matter, and when Premier Zhou learned about it, he was also angry in his heart
So Premier Zhou immediately called the leaders of the relevant departments in Shanghai and instructed that the cemetery of Soong Qingling's parents be repaired as soon as possible
Later, when Song Qingling heard that the cemetery had been repaired, the stone in his heart finally landed, and he comforted himself, "The ancestor finally had a place to squat."
Prime Minister and Soong Ching Ling
However, as the storm continued to expand, some people wanted to push the statue of Zhongshan in Nanjing, and when Zhou Enlai learned of it, he immediately came forward to stop it, "This year the whole country will commemorate the centenary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the students in Nanjing are preparing to destroy the bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, and the central authorities will not approve of it!" ”
Premier Zhou's decisive efforts to save the Statue of Zhongshan in Nanjing from a catastrophe also greatly pleased Soong Ching-ling
And when Premier Zhou Enlai died of illness, Song Qingling's heart was also very sad, sitting alone on the side and weeping and sighing, "The country has one less good helper, a good helper!" ”