Collection of Letters by Song Qingling (Continuation)

Author: China Soong Ching Ling Foundation
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: One of the important aspects of Soong Ching Ling's life and work was her extensive correspondence with friends and family both within and outside China. Amidst her busy schedule, she would find time to write letters, sometimes sending over ten in a single day, until her fingers became stiff and painful. She rarely had her secretaries write her letters; most were written in English by her own hand or typed by her. In her later years, plagued by illness, letters became a form of self-consolation and pain relief. In the midst of unbearable pain at night, she would sometimes get up, put on her clothes, and write to her friends. Her letters are important historical documents left to us, a valuable spiritual legacy. In 1999, the two volumes of "Correspondence of Soong Ching Ling" were published, collecting over 900 of her letters, nearly one million words, and receiving praise from readers and the academic community. The letters collected in this book are primarily private correspondence written by Soong Ching Ling to her close friends, and Wang Anna. To some extent, these letters more genuinely and frankly express her thoughts and emotions, reflecting from one angle the brilliant life she led.