The Story of a Pearl

Author: Liu Dewei
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: She was born into a traditional yet modern Chinese family and received education from Western church schools during her youth. In the 1950s, she was a fashionable young woman studying at Tsinghua University, riding her bicycle through the campus and attracting many admirers—famous writer Xian Qian was one of them, and their friendship lasted a lifetime. In 1958, she participated in the World Youth Congress held in the United States as one of only two female representatives, promoting China's War of Resistance against Japan in dozens of cities across North America. During this time, she encountered a passionate love from a Canadian youth. As a romantic intellectual, she narrowly escaped the bayonets of Japanese soldiers multiple times while returning to China after completing her studies to join the war effort. She was a true "social worker" of her generation, helping countless impoverished and helpless people in Shanghai. After nearly a century of love, sorrow, and vicissitudes, she remained serene in spirit and full of unwavering passion for life. At the age of 95, she wrote this autobiography chronicling her extraordinary life of laughter, tears, joys, and sorrows.
This is the autobiography of Liu Dewei, one of China's top 10 healthiest centenarians in 2004 at the age of 95. She was a true "social worker" of her generation. From childhood, she experienced almost all major historical events of her time. Despite the hardships and tribulations, she maintained a calm and composed mindset and an indomitable spirit of progress. In her later years, she recounted her life story in a smooth, simple, authentic, and moving manner, allowing readers to sense the pure and gentle luster of this "pearl."
She was born into a traditional yet modern Chinese family and received education from Western church schools during her youth. In the 1950s, she was a fashionable young woman studying at Tsinghua University, riding her bicycle through the campus and attracting many admirers—famous writer Xian Qian was one of them, and their friendship lasted a lifetime. In 1958, she participated in the World Youth Congress held in the United States as one of only two female representatives, promoting China's War of Resistance against Japan in dozens of cities across North America. During this time, she encountered a passionate love from a Canadian youth. As a romantic intellectual, she narrowly escaped the bayonets of Japanese soldiers multiple times while returning to China after completing her studies to join the war effort. She was a true "social worker" of her generation, helping countless impoverished and helpless people in Shanghai. After nearly a century of love, sorrow, and vicissitudes, she remained serene in spirit and full of unwavering passion for life. At the age of 95, she wrote this autobiography chronicling her extraordinary life of laughter, tears, joys, and sorrows.
This is the autobiography of Liu Dewei, one of China's top 10 healthiest centenarians in 2004 at the age of 95. She was a true "social worker" of her generation. From childhood, she experienced almost all major historical events of her time. Despite the hardships and tribulations, she maintained a calm and composed mindset and an indomitable spirit of progress. In her later years, she recounted her life story in a smooth, simple, authentic, and moving manner, allowing readers to sense the pure and gentle luster of this "pearl."