Liang Shiqiu and Han Jingqing: A Legendary Romance

Author: Ye Yonglie
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Liang Shiqiu was the "commander-in-chief" of Taiwan literature. His Yashe Xiaopin had a wide impact. At the age of seventy-one, Liang Shiqiu and his first wife, Cheng Jishu, were temporarily living in the United States. A sudden accident tragically took her life. Grieving deeply, Liang Shiqiu wrote the touching book Huayuan Mengyi. The owner of Taiwan's Far East Publishing House, a close friend of Liang Shiqiu, invited him to Taipei to relax under the guise of proofreading the book's galley proofs. In Taipei, Liang Shiqiu unexpectedly met Han Jingqing, a singer twenty-eight years younger than him, and fell deeply in love—a legendary romance. Readers who were still immersed in tears over Huayuan Mengyi were instantly shocked by Liang Shiqiu's late-life love affair. His students even formed a "Guardian Corps" to strongly oppose their teacher's marriage. Liang Shiqiu and Han Jingqing's age-gap romance endured thirteen years of tests. The author of this book conducted multiple exclusive interviews with Liang Shiqiu's wife, Han Jingqing, using firsthand materials to write this documentary novel, which was widely popular among readers. Taiwanese newspapers and magazines commented: "Liang Shiqiu's late-life love affair should have been written by a Taiwanese author, but unexpectedly, Shanghai author Ye Yonglie took the lead. Taiwanese readers can only read about the story that happened in Taiwan through the pen of a Shanghai author!"