Tang Ying is a rare goddess in the Republic of China.
Goddess of the Republic of China: Tang Ying
The so-called goddess is not only born beautiful, but also lives beautifully, luckily and wisely. The kind of high-open-low-walking, purely dependent on reincarnation life, the curtain is desolate or even miserable, does not count.
What is a true celebrity? The first criterion is to be born into a famous family.
Tang Ying is a typical celebrity. She was born in 1910 in Shanghai beach to a family of high-ranking intellectuals, and her father, Tang Nai'an, was one of the first official students to pay reparations from Gengzi and was the first Western doctor in China to stay abroad. Her mother, Xu Yizhen, was one of the first graduates of Nanjing Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences, and was a classmate of Wu Yifang.
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As a famous doctor in Shanghai, Tang Nai'an opened a private clinic in Shanghai after returning to China, mainly serving shanghai's famous and prestigious families, and soon Tang Nai'an had his own pharmacy and pharmaceutical factory.
From a well-off family, Tang Ying's sister Tang Weihong recalled their family in her later years:
"When I was a child, there were four cooks in the family, a Yangzhou couple who made Chinese dim sum, a chef who made Western dim sum, and one who specialized in cooking big dishes."
Parents have culture, and they are naturally powerful in their children's education.
Tang Ying grew up attending the Shanghai Noble Church School of Chinese and Western Girls' School, yes, it was the alma mater of the three sisters of the Song family, the concentration camp of the Republic of China. Chinese and English bilingual teaching in Chinese and Western girls' schools was the standard for famous women in the Republic of China at that time. Because of inheriting the excellent genes of her parents, Tang Ying not only looks beautiful, but also full of talent, dancing, piano, Kunqu opera, calligraphy and painting, etc., all of which are exquisitely talented.
Young girl Tang Ying
How exquisite was Tang Ying when she was a child?
Three pieces of clothing are standard a day: get up in the morning and wear a short-sleeved cardigan; go out to change into a delicate cheongsam; and change into another one for guests who come in the evening.
Beauty is the same as wealth, the process is also a difficult accumulation, in order to be beautiful and healthy, Tang Ying's every meal will be nutritionally matched, and breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner must be eaten strictly according to the time.
The second criterion for celebrities is to love socializing. At that time, there was a magazine in Shanghai called Linglong, which encouraged progressive women to learn to socialize, and the role model was the famous ladies of the Republic of China. Celebrities are different from celebrities, celebrities are called "social flowers", and celebrities are called "communicators". In the Republic of China, where the west wind is gradually moving, especially in the fashionable Shanghai Beach, women's socialization is a symbol of fashion and civilization, and celebrity socialization is a model for new women in the Republic of China to learn.
Tang Ying's parents rarely appeared in public before she was 16 years old, and as soon as she came out to socialize after the age of 16, she became the top social celebrity in the whole Shanghai Beach.
The first lady on the beach: Tang Ying
When the Queen of England visited China, Tang Ying was invited to perform piano and Kunqu opera. The next day, a Shanghai newspaper published a large jade photo of her. Later, her every move became a bellwether for Shanghai.
Because Tang Ying is not only well educated, extremely well educated, extremely beautiful in appearance, but also extremely good at wearing. Whatever she wore, the other girls would follow suit and go to the tailor to make it.
Therefore, there is a saying in old Shanghai that is widely circulated: "Tang Ying alone feeds half of the tailors on the beach." ”
Tang Weihong recalled her sister, who was extremely well-dressed:
Chanel perfumes, Ferragamo heels, French lv bags... These fashionable French goods, she has. Her house had ten gold chests filled with clothes, and her leather coat had an entire wall! At that time, the family also had a tailor, because Tang Ying had to design her own clothes.
In 1926, Tang Ying was sixteen years old, and this year she became the chief model of Shanghai Yunsheng Clothing Company, and since then "Yunsheng" has become the favorite of Shanghai Beach celebrities.
The following year, Tang Ying of Shanghai and Lu Xiaoman of Beiping performed the classic fragment of "Peony Pavilion" "Picking Up Paintings" at the Central Theater. Lu Xiaoman played Du Shiniang, Tang Ying played Liu Mengmei, and the two famous ladies were combined to climax, and the reputation of "Southern Tang and Northern Land" spread throughout the country.
Tang Ying (left) and Lu Xiaoman (right) perform stills
The reason why Tang Ying is liked by people is because although she is in the social circle, she is extremely rational about love and life, and this sobriety has also made her finally become a winner of fate.
Tang Ying's first love was Song Ziwen, when her brother Tang Ziwen was Song Ziwen's secretary, Song Ziwen was the minister of finance at the time, they were good friends since childhood, and they also went to the United States to study together. Because of his brother, Tang Ying and Song Ziwen fell in love at first sight, and with a love affair, Song Ziwen's snowflake-like love letter completely opened the heart of Tang Ying's young girl, but Tang Father has not been optimistic about this relationship, because:
In the chaotic era of the Republic of China, the most unstable thing is politics.
Song Ziwen during the period of Minister of Finance
The Song family was born in the first political magnate of the Republic of China, the door is prominent, as a personable talent, he graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai, Harvard University and Columbia University with a doctorate, which is perfect no matter how you look at it. However, Tang's father resolutely did not favor his daughter's relationship, one is that Song Ziwen is already married and has a wife at this time, and the other is that he really does not want his daughter to be too close to politics.
In the early years, Tang Father had rejected Yang Xingfo, who was then Sun Yat-sen's secretary, and Yang Xingfo was a good friend with Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman, and after his opinion of Tang Ying, he asked Liu Haisu, the principal of Shanghai Meizhuan, to go to the Tang family to say goodbye, but tang father also refused.
Although the young Tang Ying is sensible, what young girl is not pregnant with spring? Tang Ying, who was caught in the sea of love, did not make up his mind at the beginning, after all, it was the first time that his heart was moved, how difficult it was to give up, and everyone who had experience knew. But every beautiful woman is a fierce character, and Tang Ying quickly and decisively gave up this fruitless relationship.
In July 1931, at the Shanghai Railway Station, Tang Yilu became Song Ziwen's substitute ghost and was mistakenly killed by Wang Yaqiao's assassins.
The death of her brother brought the relationship between Tang Ying and Song Ziwen to an abrupt end, and from then on, Song Ziwen's twenty hot love letters were locked in a drawer by her, and also locked into the bottom of her heart. Soon, she obeyed her father's arrangement and married the Shanghai magnate Li family.
The first half of life depends on family lineage, the second half depends on marriage, love or marriage, Tang Ying thought very clearly.
Her first husband was Li Zufa, the son of the industry giant Li Yunshu, who was born into a wealthy family and was handsome, and was an international student at Yale University in the United States, then a waterway engineer.
The handsome man Li Zufa
After marriage, Tang Ying is still the top player in the social circle, she performed "Wang Baojun" in English at the Calden Grand Theatre in 1935, and she played Wang Yun with Fang Bofen, an early director of Wen Wei Po, playing Xue Pinggui as Ling Xianyang, the president of Hujiang University, and the protagonist Wang Baojun as Tang Ying.
Using all English to interpret Peking Opera, Tang Ying's style is in the limelight for a while.
She is like a big star, performing the drama "Little Grandma's Fan" at Paramount, the most popular place in Shanghai Beach.
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Unfortunately, Tang Ying, who had unlimited scenery outside, quickly lit up the red light of marriage, and her marriage with Li Gongzi lasted only six years, and she broke up with dignity in 1937. Because she likes to socialize, her photos always appear in those famous newspapers and magazines, which is the talk of ordinary people after tea and dinner. As a typical science and engineering man, Li Zufa does not like his wife to show his face, he likes to be quiet. The two have serious personalities that are incompatible, and naturally there is no conversation. After the divorce, his six-year-old son Li Mingjue followed his father, and he later became a famous stage artist in the United States.
Tang Ying and his eldest son Li Mingjue
"If you cry because you miss the sun, you'll miss the stars too." Smart women, will not indulge in the past, do not complain about the future, they are always decisive and crisp, never drag mud and water.
In the Republic of China, divorced women are basically equal to the end of their lives, which is why so many abandoned women in the Republic of China would rather stay widowed than divorce. But the celebrities are different, the celebrities have talent and appearance and the support of the mother's background, there is no need to worry about being abandoned, because their bottom cards are too many, the suitors are eager to line up, they are worried about how to choose.
Tang Ying's next successor was Rong Xianlin, who was still from a rich family in the Republic of China, he was the nephew of Rong Hong, the father of the international students, and the seventh oldest in the Rong family, known as "Rong Qi". Mr. Yung has a lively personality and loves to socialize like Tang Ying, and he works for an AIA insurance company, a typical gold collar. Shortly after the two married in Singapore in 1937, they emigrated to the United States.
Tang Ying and Rong Xianlin wedding photos
After marriage, Tang Ying gave birth to five children for Rong Xianlin, and in her later years, she worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living the life of an ordinary old lady every day, sweet and happy. Compared with her girlfriend Lu Xiaoman's bleak and bitter old age, she lived for 76 years, and her children and grandchildren spared their knees, and their old age was calm and calm.
What is happiness? Happiness is not vigorous, because vigorous never lasts. Happiness is not a hurry of the years quiet, is gentle and profound calm and calm.
The reason why Tang Ying ended up happier than most celebrities was because she never lost her mind. A woman loses her mind and loses her self, and if she loses her self, she loses her radiance.
As the leader of Shanghai celebrities, although she has had the test of fate in this life, she can have no danger every time, in the final analysis, because she has maintained a sobriety. Whether in the clouds or at the bottom of the valley, she has never lost herself for a moment as a queen.
It's rare.
In 1986, Tang Ying passed away in his New York apartment. When she left, she was calm and had no regrets.
Resources:
"Song Zi Wen Biography", "Republic of China Strange Woman" and so on.