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On January 8, 1976, China received the shocking news that Premier Zhou Enlai had left the world forever. At that moment, the whole country fell into despair and grief, and every family mourned the leader, who was revered by the people. However, at this sad moment, there is one person's behavior that people find incomprehensible, that is, table tennis star Zhuang Zedong.
Zhuang Zedong, a child born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, his family background is not rich, but full of warmth and affection. Zhuang's grandfather worked as a clerk in Yangzhou, struggling to make ends meet for the family.
They live in a simple three-room brick house in a muddy alley in Yangzhou, where the warmth of family pervades.
However, Zhuang Zedong's family is not ordinary. His father, Zhuang Tishen, was a teacher, and a fortuitous incident led him to a wonderful bond with the family of Hartung, the richest man in the Far East. Zhuang Ti picked up a horse ticket and accidentally won the lottery, attracting Hartung's attention, and finally married Hartung's adopted daughter Luo Fuzhen, laying a wonderful fate for their future.
Hartung was the richest man in the Far East at the time, a Jewish-American real estate magnate whose wealth and influence were breathtaking in his time. However, Zhuang Zedong did not relax his pursuit of table tennis because of his family background, he persevered in the training of table tennis, insisted on making unremitting efforts, and faced strict training and pressure.
Zhuang Zedong's table tennis career has created amazing results, fully proving that origin does not determine everything, and one's future lies in one's own efforts. He has not only achieved brilliant achievements in the field of table tennis, but also held important positions in the National Sports Commission and became the leader and head coach of the national youth table tennis team.
However, Zhuang Zedong's marriage was not as smooth sailing as his table tennis career. His first wife was the pianist Bao Huiqian, and their marriage went through 18 years of ups and downs, full of resentment and bitterness. They have made a lot of efforts to maintain their marriage, but mutual accommodation and tolerance have also plunged them into emotional vortexes and inner torture.
In 1985, Zhuang Zedong and Bao Huiquan divorced peacefully, and the two showed tolerance and understanding.
Although the marriage is over, their wishes for each other are still good. Zhuang Zedong then married Japanese actress Atsuko Sasaki and started a new life.
However, fate is not gentle with Zhuang Zedong. In 2008, he was diagnosed with advanced malignant rectal cancer and began a long and difficult treatment. He showed strength and bravery in his fight against the disease, but in the end, he died in February 2013 at Beijing You'an Hospital at the age of 73.
Zhuang Zedong is a legend of Chinese table tennis and an important hero of "table tennis diplomacy". He has made great contributions to the development of table tennis in China and the promotion of friendly relations between China and the United States. However, his life has also experienced ups and downs and setbacks, from bright to dusty, he adhered to his principles and beliefs, and finally found a new purpose in life, devoting his efforts to table tennis teaching and promotion.