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Soong Family
The Soong sisters, Soong Ai-ling, Soong Ching-ling, and Soong Mei-ling, were three prominent women in modern Chinese history. All three sisters married powerful men, respectively, from eldest to youngest, H. H. Kung, Sun Yat-sen, and Chiang Kai-shek. Along with their husbands, they became among China's most significant political figures of the early 20th century. Of Hakka descent, with Ancestral home (Chinese), ancestral roots in Wenchang, Hainan, the sisters were born to American-educated Methodism, Methodist minister Charlie Soong, who made a fortune in banking and printing, and Ni Kwei-tseng, also a Methodism, Methodist who came from an Anglicanism, Episcopalian family. The sisters were raised as Christians in Shanghai and educated in the United States, where they all attended Wesleyan College; Mei-ling, however, left Wesleyan and eventually graduated from Wellesley College. Their three brothers were all high-ranking officials in the Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese People
The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with Greater China, China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation. Chinese people are known as Zhongguoren () or as Huaren () by speakers of standard Chinese, including those living in Greater China as well as overseas Chinese. Although both terms both refer to Chinese people, their usage depends on the person and context. The former term is commonly (but not exclusively) used to refer to the citizens of the People's Republic of China—especially mainland China. The term Huaren is used to refer to ethnic Chinese, and is more often used for those who reside overseas or are non-citizens of China. The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China, comprising approximately 92% of its Mainland China, Mainland population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
