Contemporary Essays - Selected Essays of Hongmei

Author: Xu Baorong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Hongmei, originally named Chen Guangmei, was born on December 23, 1913, in Shanghai. As a child, she was also known as Husheng and later used this as a pen name. Her father, Chen Boxiao, participated in the Tongmenghui led by Sun Yat-sen, took part in the Xinhai Revolution, and later joined the campaign to suppress Yuan Shikai. He was wanted and fled to Guangdong. Her father's activities left a deep impression on the young Hongmei as a "revolutionary."