She was a famous political activist, a leader of the women's movement, an outstanding artist in the art world, and one of the main founders of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee. This woman with these dazzling labels is He Xiangning.
He Xiangning (pioneer of the feminist movement in China)
He Xiangning, nicknamed shuangqing landlord, was the wife of Liao Zhongkai, a pioneer of china's democratic revolution. He was a close friend whom Sun Yat-sen thought was worth entrusting before his death.
But the above so-called labels alone are not enough to summarize He Xiangning's wonderful and legendary life.
In 1878, Ho was born into a family of Hong Kong tea merchants. He Xiangning's father, He Binghuan, was born into a farming family. Later, he operated tea and real estate in Hong Kong, and made a fortune from these two businesses. Therefore, the economic conditions of He Xiangning's family are still relatively rich.
The conditions at home are good, and her parents hope that He Xiangning can become a gentle and elegant woman who can integrate into high society. When He Xiangning was 7 years old, he began to wrap He Xiangning's feet. Because in that society, it is believed that women's small feet are beautiful.
But He Xiangning felt that wrapping his feet was a kind of bondage. That way she wouldn't be able to run freely anymore. This is not only physical torture for He Xiangning, but also psychological harm.
Therefore, every late night, He Xiangning would cut the bandages that bound his feet. Although the scissors were confiscated by their parents one after another. But this did not stop He Xiang's determination to cut the bandage. This will only make He Xiangning want to resist even more, to resist this bad habit of foot binding.
He Xiangning will buy another pair of scissors as long as he looks for an opportunity. Hide and wait until late at night to cut the bandage that binds his freedom. No matter how much her mother scolded her, she could never shake her determination to resist. In the end, He Xiangning's mother also gave up.
Although as a parent, I am worried about whether my daughter can find an excellent husband in the future, but my daughter is so insistent, I think I will follow He Xiang's intentions.
Through this incident, we can see that He Xiangning's stubbornness and indomitability have been carved in his bones since he was a child. At that time, He Xiangning, who was a young man, already understood that persistence and determination are the foundation of great things.
He Xiangning's family had 3 sons and 8 daughters, and some of the children of relatives also lived in He Xiangning's house at that time. In order to let the boys receive a good education, He Xiangning's father specially invited the famous Mr. Private School to teach at home. He Xiangning heard the sound of his brothers reading, very envious, and his heart itched.
However, the society at that time advocated the theory of women's talentlessness, believing that "women's talentlessness is morality." He even thought that sending girls to private schools would rob boys of their wisdom. So even if He Xiangning cried and cried and wanted to go to school. Her father also did not let her into school. But do you think He Xiangning will give up? That's impossible. Her parents did not agree to her reading, and she told her parents about the principles of life every day. Finally, her parents softened their hearts and let He Xiangning go to the women's academy to read books for a few months.
Later, He Xiangning bought books by himself to study by himself, and when he encountered words that he did not understand, he asked the maid to ask Mr. Teaching, or asked his brother for advice. Therefore, He Xiangning can also be said to be self-taught.
The self-taught He Xiangning soon stood out from the crowd. At a young age, she has begun to take over the family business and is well organized. Soon, He Xiangning also reached the age of marriage, but He Xiangning, who had a good family and outstanding talent, could not wait for a marriage. Just because of her pair of "heavenly feet", many people who wanted to come to court were discouraged. The He family, who could not wait for the matchmaker to say kiss, was also very anxious in his heart.
It just so happened that Liao Zhongkai appeared at this time, as if it was destined in the dark, Liao Zhongkai's father lived in the United States for many years, and he knew that foot binding was a bad habit and a shame. So before dying, he told Liao Zhongkai that in the future, he must find a woman who does not bind her feet as a wife. Therefore, after Liao Zhongkai returned from the United States, he rejected many rich ladies who wanted to marry him.
After He Xiangning's parents learned of this, they immediately asked Liao Zhongkai if he was willing to marry his "Heavenly Foot" daughter. Liao Zhongkai quickly responded that he was willing.
He Xiangning soon married Liao Zhongkai, and at first, He Xiangning was still undecided about this marriage. However, through the understanding of Liao Zhongkai, she found that Liao Zhongkai was an excellent man with good personal character and enterprising spirit.
For example, Liao Zhongkai found that He Xiangning liked to read, so he went to find various types of books for her. Sometimes He Xiangning didn't understand what Liao Zhongkai would personally point out. He Xiangning likes to draw, Liao Zhongkai personally taught her to draw, He Xiangning learned slowly, Liao Zhongkai is not in a hurry, but very patient. The two of them often write poems and paint together, which can be described as husband and wife, and life is not at ease. When the love was strong, He Xiangning wrote a beautiful poem about the double Qing of the people and the moon, which is also the origin of he Xiangning's nickname of the double Qing landlord.
Liao Zhongkai has been looking for revolutionary opportunities. Because at that time, the Qing government was already in the depths of the water, for the great cause of the country, the survival of the nation. Liao Zhongkai wanted to go to Japan to study, because many of the forerunners of the revolution were in Japan, and Liao Zhongkai thought that maybe he could find revolutionary opportunities there.
In order to support Liao Zhongkai's decision, He Xiangning even sold his dowry. Helped her husband study in Japan. Shortly after Liao Zhongkai went to Japan, He Xiangning also went east to Japan to study, and she wanted to join Liao Zhongkai in contributing to the Chinese Revolution.
He Xiangning and his wife met Dr. Sun Yat-sen while studying in Japan, and joined the China League Association under his introduction, officially embarking on the revolutionary road.
At that time, Sun Yat-sen organized an armed uprising, and needed the military flag of the uprising, the pattern of the Anmin notice, the pattern of the military ticket, etc., which all needed to be designed and painted. This is also the reason why He Xiangning, who gave birth to two children, was admitted to the Tokyo Hongo Girls' Art School and switched to painting.
During his studies in Japan, He Xiangning worked very hard. Not only did he learn landscapes and floral landscape paintings from his teacher, Tatsumi Tsutomu, but he also asked his teacher Tanaka Raijo twice a week to paint animals such as tigers, lions, and Japanese paintings. Soon, He Xiangning, who had worked hard enough, finally got the true transmission of the teachers. He made a great contribution to the subsequent revolutionary uprising. Even during the period of the Chinese Revolution, He Xiangning used his superb painting skills to raise a considerable amount of money for the revolutionary army.
The Xinhai Revolution ultimately failed, but He Xiangning always followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen and continued to look for revolutionary opportunities.
Chen Jiongming, the commander-in-chief of the Cantonese army who remained in Guangdong at that time, suddenly defected, and the rebels failed to capture Sun Yat-sen, but captured Liao Zhongkai. In order to force out Sun Yat-sen, Chen Jiongming actually ordered Liao Zhongkai to be shot. When He Xiangning heard this news, he disregarded his seriously ill body and broke into Chen Jiongming's headquarters alone. History
Questioning Chen Jiongming: "Mr. Liao raised funds for the revolution and did things for the country. You were also the beneficiary at the beginning, and now you want to kill Mr. Liao, what is the reason? ”
Chen Jiongming knew that he was wrong, and found that shooting Liao Zhongkai did not threaten Sun Yat-sen. So Liao Zhongkai was released.
He Xiangning's domineering spirit did not stop there. In 1932, when he learned that the Songhu War of Resistance and the Nineteenth Route Army heroically resisted, Chiang Kai-shek became a turtle and signed the so-called "Songhu Armistice Agreement", He Xiangning was even more emotional and indignant. Write poems angrily rebuking Chiang Kai-shek: Calling himself a boy in vain. She even sent someone to send Chiang Kai-shek a piece of clothing that she herself had worn. It was intended to inform Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang government that their non-resistance, like a weak woman, was worthy of wearing only women's clothes.
He Xiangning is such a woman who dares to love and hate, and dares to be bold. As long as she decides to do something, he will find a way to do it well. She knows that only persistence and determination can achieve great things.
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