Qian Xuesen's wife Jiang Ying, Li Shuangjiang, a student on the outside, and her husband on the inside, lived as a legend. The legends of an era are often accompanied by colorful encounters and experiences. Jiang Ying is such an extraordinary woman, her life is full of bizarre encounters and difficult experiences. When she was a child, she was loved by the Qian family and his wife, and almost became the goddaughter of the Qian family; When she was young, she stood out and became an internationally renowned singer, and she was once a smash hit; After middle age, she devoted herself to education, passing on her talents and experience to her students, creating many of the best in the music industry. And the identity of "Qian Xuesen's wife" in the past seems to have been overshadowed by her own great achievements. So, what kind of hardships and twists and turns did Jiang Ying go through in this life to finally achieve such an extraordinary life? Let's find out.
1. Family history
Jiang Ying was born in 1919 in Zhejiang, from a prominent family. Her father, Jiang Baili, was a well-known military theorist at that time, who was honest and rigorous, and he was naturally meticulous in Jiang Ying's education. In addition to enlightening literacy, Jiang Baili also spent his efforts to plant the seeds of his love of music and art in his daughter's heart.
Xiao Jiang Ying has lived in a scholarly family since she was a child, but she was not bound and overcorrected by this family background, but was lively and intelligent. Driven by this nature, Jiang Ying's love for art has become stronger and stronger, especially music, which she has a soft spot for, and it has become almost her entire life in her youth.
Interestingly, Jiang Ying and the Qian family also have a deep relationship. Her father Jiang Baili and Qian Xuesen's father have been friends for many years, and because the Qian family and his wife love Jiang Ying's liveliness and cuteness very much, they took her to the Qian family to live for a while. Although it was only a short time together, this experience formed an indissoluble bond for Jiang Ying and the Qian family.
The Qian family and his wife love money like their lives, and they prefer women to men, and they naturally love Jiang Ying, the "goddaughter". At that time, Jiang Ying, who was young, was also particularly attached to the Qian family and his wife due to the lack of care from his mother. So when Jiang Baili and his wife wanted to take their daughter back, the Qian family and his wife were very reluctant, and the Qian family wife even joked that Jiang Ying would have to marry into the Qian family in the future. At that time, no one thought that this joke would become a realistic portrayal of the future.
In this way, Jiang Ying lived under the care of a scholarly family and a pair of kind parents since she was a child, and gradually grew up until she was 16 years old, when she started a long and tortuous road to study.
Teenagers' schooling
Jiang Ying's path to study began at the age of 16 and can be described as having experienced many hardships. At that time, it was a turbulent era of war, and the road to study was hindered by many obstacles, but this did not shake Jiang Ying's persistent pursuit of music and art.
In 1935, Jiang Ying went to Europe with her parents and started her study abroad career. At that time, the European cultural atmosphere was strong, and Jiang Ying was fascinated by it, and devoted all her energy to music learning. Germany was her first stop in Germany, and it was also the first international student in Asia to study at the university.
Despite the unprecedented pressure, Jiang Ying did not back down because of this. On the contrary, with her tenacious perseverance and extraordinary talent, she quickly adapted to the life of studying in a foreign country, and her grades continued to climb. In her own words, "When I was studying abroad, I was interested in everything, and I felt like I had fallen into the sea of music!" ＂
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and with the outbreak of World War II, Europe was in dire straits. In order to escape the war, Jiang Ying had to travel from place to place and wander around. During these difficult days, she sometimes survived, sometimes worried about her studies, and even had the idea of giving up.
Just when her will was about to be exhausted, her father Jiang Baili's words were like a slap in the face: "You must be firm in your studies, so that you will have corresponding gains." Her father's consolation emboldened Jiang Ying, and she rekindled her fighting spirit and persevered in her studies.
In this way, Jiang Ying traveled to many countries in the flames of war, overcoming obstacles along the way. After much hardship, she finally made it to the top at an international festival in 1943 and won the soprano title. This was a new milestone in the history of Asian music, and since then, Jiang Ying's fame has spread throughout the music industry.
After the war, Jiang Ying chose to return to her motherland, and quickly gained a firm foothold in China with her excellent musical attainments. After winning many awards one after another, a "Jiang Ying wave" swept up in China, and she became a smash hit and became one of the hottest singers at that time.
Just as fame and fortune were reaping, Jiang Ying's life also underwent earth-shaking changes - she married Qian Xuesen, the former "godbrother".
3. Love both family and career
When her music career reached its peak, Jiang Ying's life ushered in a new turning point - she reunited with her "god brother" Qian Xuesen, whom she hadn't seen for many years, and the two formed a close marriage.
It all started more than a decade ago. In 1935, at the age of 16, Jiang Ying saw off Qian Xuesen, who was studying in the United States, and played a piano piece by Mozart for him. Qian Xuesen was impressed by Jiang Ying's musical talent at that time, and looked at this "godsister" differently, and a feeling of admiration slowly grew.
In the following ten years, Qian Xuesen went to the ocean to study and study, while Jiang Ying suffered from the war in Europe. However, the barrier of time and space did not reduce the relationship between the two by half. Qian Xuesen often mentioned Jiang Ying in his letters, using her as the driving force for his lifelong pursuit.
After the war, Qian Xuesen was already a well-known professor in the academic world, while Jiang Ying became a smash hit singer. In 1947, the two reunited in China, and each other's hearts had already melted together 1001%. Qian Xuesen no longer concealed his love, and took the initiative to propose to Jiang Ying, hoping that she would return to the United States to live with him.
Faced with such a straightforward show of love by "God Brother", Jiang Ying was a little at a loss at first. However, after a short period of consideration, she readily agreed and decided to follow Qian Xuesen for the rest of her life. In this way, the two walked hand in hand into a new chapter of their lives.
A few years after marriage, Qian Xuesen's career has achieved a little, but he often misses the motherland and hopes to do his part. However, the international situation at that time was complicated, and Qian Xuesen was once placed under house arrest by the United States and suffered all kinds of unfair treatment.
In order to save her husband, Jiang Ying lobbied everywhere and made great efforts to finally get Qian Xuesen released and wash away the stigma. After that, the two can finally return to their motherland openly and innocently.
In the days after returning to China, Qian Xuesen's career became more and more prosperous, and his reputation became more and more resounding. In contrast, Jiang Ying chose to shift her focus to music education. As a singer of a generation, she has unreservedly passed on her years of experience and experience to her students, and has created batches of musical talents with her unique teaching methods.
4. Teaching and planting peaches and plums
After reaching the peak of her music career, Jiang Ying set her sights on the whole new field of music education. She is determined to pass on the valuable experience and unique insights she has accumulated over the years to her students, and to cultivate batch after batch of musical talents.
In 1955, Jiang Ying was hired to teach at the Central Conservatory of Music. As a front-line teacher, she has won the love and praise of countless people by teaching students in a step-by-step and aptitude-based way. Her teaching has unique concepts such as "exercising singing, highlighting sound quality, and paying attention to musical expression", and she teaches students according to their aptitude, and teaches them in the same way.
Under Jiang Ying's teaching, the students' musical literacy has sprung up. With her professionalism and compassion, she planted the seeds of musical art and waited for the students to blossom and bear fruit on their own. Sure enough, from Jiang Ying's Fangyuan, musical talents gradually grew up.
Among them, the most outstanding is the tenor singer Li Shuangjiang. Li Shuangjiang is quite talented, but he can't fully control his voice at the beginning of his enrollment. Luckily, Jiang Ying quickly spotted the student's potential and tailored a training plan for him.
Jiang Ying's guiding principle for Li Shuangjiang is "steady and steady, don't be greedy and chew too much". She repeatedly emphasized that to speak out, we must first grasp the basic skills, lay a good foundation, and then gradually increase the difficulty. In repeated drills day after day, Li Shuangjiang finally mastered the correct breathing and vocal methods, and his voice gradually matured and steady.
In addition to pure technology, Jiang Ying also carefully cultivated Li Shuangjiang's ability to perceive music. She often said: "To perform an art song, in addition to accurate pronunciation, you must be able to fully understand the connotation of the work and integrate your inner feelings into the interpretation to be considered successful." It is precisely thanks to Jiang Ying's teaching that Li Shuangjiang gradually learned to use music to interpret his unique feelings.
In this way, under the careful guidance of Jiang Ying, Li Shuangjiang eventually grew into a leading tenor singer in China, and won many awards on the international stage. In addition to Li Shuangjiang, Jiang Ying's Fangyuan also has a large number of well-known domestic musicians such as Wu Qiuliang and Zhang Jianzhong, which can be said to have made indelible contributions to the national music industry.
However, Jiang Ying herself never seems to see teaching as a credit. She often said, "Teaching is just passing on what you have learned to others, and it is not a big deal." In the final analysis, her dedication to music education stems from her love and dedication to the art of music.
5. Immortalize the annals of music
He pursued music and art all his life, and taught and educated people from generation to generation. Jiang Ying was an outstanding singer in the first half of her life, and a gardener in music education in the second half of her life. No matter how her identity changes, her love and dedication to the music career have never wavered. Because of this, she can become a legend and immortalize the history of music.
As a singer of a generation, Jiang Ying almost ushered in a new era of Asian singing art. She has profound attainments in many fields such as art songs and ethnic folk music, especially the interpretation of Mozart's operas. In the words of her peers, she "took art songs to the extreme", and her singing prowess "has reached the point of perfection".
With her outstanding talent, Jiang Ying has won many awards on the international stage and is famous. She is the first Asian to win the soprano prize twice at the world-renowned International Music Competition of Geneva. In addition, she has won the top prize at the Prague Spring festival.
It is these proud achievements that have made Jiang Ying a world-renowned singing star. Everywhere she went, her fans would spontaneously organize welcome parties, and some people even came from abroad just to see her heroics. In the words of one colleague: "She was simply a pop diva at the time!" ＂
However, for Jiang Ying, all this praise and fame and fortune are not enough to worry about. She has never regarded herself as a "star", and has always maintained her devotion and dedication to music. It was this devotion that led her to devote her entire heart and soul to music education in the later stages of her singing career.
Jiang Ying has been teaching at the Central Conservatory of Music for more than 30 years and has cultivated a large number of talents for the national music industry. Her students are not only highly skilled, but also deeply influenced by noble musical sentiments. For example, the famous tenor singer Li Shuangjiang is Jiang Ying's best disciple. Li Shuangjiang often said: "The teacher gave me everything in music, and more importantly, let me realize the nobility and purity of music." ＂
In addition to vocal music teaching, Jiang Ying has also pushed the study of Chinese folk music to a new level. She organically combines Western music theory with Chinese folk music, and has developed a unique theory and teaching system. Among them, the book "Introduction to National Vocal Music" has pushed Chinese folk music to the international stage and has had a far-reaching impact.
It is this persistent pursuit of the music career that has made Jiang Ying a real "music master". She not only pushed the level of Chinese singing to the top of the world, but also promoted Chinese music to all over the world. Today, even though she is old, she is still contributing her wisdom and strength to the development of Chinese music.
He has devoted his life to music, and he has been in the old age for a hundred years. It is Jiang Ying's unswerving dedication to the music career that has made her a legend and immortalized in the history of music.