Zhang Xueliang and his military wife Gu Ruiyu

Author: Dou Yingtai
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: General Zhang Xueliang was a man of immense achievement, and his life was filled with legends. For his first wife, Yu Fengzhi, and his third wife, Miss Zhao, most readers are familiar. However, his second wife, Lady Gu Ruixu, and her passionate story with the youthful Young Marshal in the northern front, accompanying him in his military campaigns across the Central Plains and south, remains largely unknown. With the passing of General Zhang Xueliang in the United States, another aspect of the life of this centenarian with the most legendary experiences in modern history has begun to emerge from the dust of history. This book narrates the romantic and tumultuous relationship between General Zhang Xueliang and Lady Gu Ruixu in the 1920s. As we revisit this little-known story, we also feel the timeless lament of the Young Marshal: "A true hero is not necessarily unfeeling."