Forgotten Memories: Days Spent by the Side of Soong Mei-ling

Author: Zhang Zige
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book primarily records some of the activities, work, and scenes of Soong Mei-ling during the Anti-Japanese War. It includes details of her work and activities while chairing the National Women's Guidance Committee and the War-time Child Care Association; delicate scenes of her leading prominent ladies on spring outings to visit soldiers; close-ups of her visiting wounded soldiers for 17 hours and working tirelessly at night to rescue orphans; touching scenes where she is hailed as a "mother" to the orphans; narratives of her family life, including visits to doctors, boiling medicine, home banquets, picnics, and strolling side-by-side in villages; candid conversations about her marriage and social rumors and discussions; her interactions with figures such as Lu Zuofu, Shi Liang, Deng Yingchao, Guo Moruo, and Wu Shifang; political and diplomatic secrets of mediating among military leaders and confronting foreign secret envoys; and even previously undisclosed historical facts about rescuing Communist Party of China prisoners from Xinjiang who were besieged in Xi'an. The book includes 106 precious photographs, documenting some of Soong Mei-ling's activities, work, and life during the Anti-Japanese War. It features details of her work and activities while chairing the National Women's Guidance Committee and the War-time Child Care Association, touching scenes where she is hailed as a "mother" to the orphans, and her perilous experiences during the Japanese bombing of Chongqing on May 4th, where she daringly inspected the bombed site.