How old is Jiang Ying? My cousin is Xu Zhimo, my cousin is Jin Yong, and my husband is "two bombs and one satellite"
One day in May 1955, China City, which received the telephone order, quickly prepared the vegetables needed by the lady who called and arranged for someone to deliver them.
The China delivery man knocked on the door of that family, and the gaunt lady who couldn't hide her elegant temperament took the food basket and returned to the house. She took out the vegetables in the basket, and found that something she didn't buy was deliberately hidden at the bottom. It was a People's Pictorial.
It was this seemingly ordinary People's Pictorial that successfully helped a scientist who was extremely important for the construction of new China to avoid persecution by the US government and return to China safely.
His name is Qian Xuesen.
Speaking of "two bombs and one satellite", I believe everyone will be familiar with Qian Xuesen. He is a famous aerodynamicist and system scientist in China, and one of the founders of engineering cybernetics. He also has a resounding nickname-"Father of Aerospace".
In 1991, the Central Committee awarded Qian Xuesen the honorary title of "National Outstanding Scientist" for his outstanding contributions. In his acceptance speech, Qian Xuesen mentioned his wife Jiang Ying, saying, "We have been married for 44 years and have a very happy life. I want to thank my lover Jiang Ying."
Jiang Ying is the woman who bought vegetables from China City and found People's Pictorial in the story at the beginning of the article.
so, how old is Jiang Ying?
Her father Jiang Baili was a famous military theorist in the Republic of China, her cousin Xu Zhimo, a well-known poet in the Republic of China, her cousin Jin Yong, a famous martial arts novelist, and her husband Qian Xuesen, a "two bombs and one star".
Among these honored relatives, Jiang Ying didn't look bleak. Facing the title of "Mrs. Qian Xuesen" when others mentioned her, she said, "I am an artist and a vocal music professor myself."
and the origin of her "the perfect combination of science and art in love" with Qian Xuesen can be traced back to the mutual affection between the previous generation.
Qian Junfu, Qian Xuesen's father, and Jiang Baili, Jiang Ying's father, made friends as early as when they were teenagers, and then they both worked in Beijing. Over the past few years, their friendship has not been diluted by time, but has become closer.
Later, Qian Junfu, who had only one son, "coveted" Jiang Baili's flower-like daughters, and encouraged his wife to ask Mrs. Jiang for a daughter to come back, and Jiang Ying, who was ranked third at that time, was their favorite.
After the agreement, the adults made very formal preparations for adoption. They set up several tables to entertain relatives and friends, and publicly announced the news at the table. Qian Junfu renamed Jiang Ying Qian Xueying and brought it back to his home.
On one occasion, when Jiang and Qian got together, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying sang a song "Swallow Together". Although they are seven or eight years older than each other, they are not brothers and sisters of the same mother, but they are tacit and harmonious when singing this song, which has attracted applause from adults. Jiang Baili watched the performance of the two men and teased his friend: "I'm afraid Qian Junfu wants my daughter, not just a prostitute?"
I'm afraid that Jiang Baili wouldn't have thought that his jokes would come true one day. His third daughter, Jiang Ying, and his "brother" Qian Xuesen will be married, just like the two swallows in the song "Swallows flying through the sky". No matter what the situation, they will advance and retreat hand in hand and spend their lives together.
At that time, however, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying were not old enough to play together, and Jiang Ying was not used to living in Qian's house. In addition, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Baili came to their senses at this time and could not bear to let their third daughter live in someone else's house, so Jiang Ying naturally returned to Jiang's house.
But Qian Junfu was still very fond of this little girl, so Jiang Ying recognized Mr. and Mrs. Qian Junfu as michel platini's godmother and called Qian Xuesen his godbrother. Soon after, when Jiang Baili went to Germany, he took his daughter away, and Jiang Ying was separated from Qian Xuesen, the "dry brother", and they broke off contact.
After Jiang Ying came to Germany, she officially started her own singing career.
Jiang Ying signed up for a piano class when she was a middle school student in Shanghai, and her father bought a piano to encourage her. When she arrived in Germany with her father, the German teacher thought that Jiang Ying had outstanding physical appearance and was more suitable to be a musician than a pianist. At the suggestion of the teacher, Jiang Ying tried singing, and her voice was highly praised by foreign experts. From then on, Jiang Ying, whose talent was discovered, focused on the art of singing.
In 1937, Jiang Ying was admitted to the Vocal Music Department of Berlin University in Germany, and later went to Switzerland to learn from many famous musicians. As a result, she mastered a large number of German and French art songs, oratorios, Passion, Mass and other chamber music works, and she also had a deep understanding of classical, romantic and modern operas.
On the other hand, in 1935, Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study aviation machinery theory. Surprisingly, Qian Xuesen, as a standard "science and engineering man", is also very interested in art. In his spare time, he always goes to concerts to relax. In his study, he not only delves into books related to his major, but also often reads works on art.
Art is like a red line, which crosses the ocean and implicates Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying in two lands. In 1947, the two of them returned to their long-lost motherland.
after returning to China, Jiang Ying held his first solo concert at the Lanxin Grand Theatre. It was at this concert that Jiang Ying's outstanding performance deeply shocked the people watching, along with Qian Xuesen sitting in the audience.
After the concert, Qian Xuesen began to pursue Jiang Ying. At the end of the day, Qian Xuesen took the lead in saying to Jiang Ying, "Come with me to the United States." In the face of this proposal, Jiang Ying had some hesitation, but Qian Xuesen was stubborn. This stubbornness made her soft-hearted and moved her, so Jiang Ying surrendered.
My sister disapproved of their marriage. She said to Jiang Ying, "Sister, if you really marry him, you will not be happy." When my sister was in the United States, she heard that Qian Xuesen had lost the girl introduced to him by others. In her opinion, Qian Xuesen was dull and didn't understand romance, so it was difficult to give Jiang Ying happiness.
Because of an invitation from Qian Xuesen, Jiang Ying decided to marry him, and they got married in Shanghai International Hotel. After the wedding, they went to Boston, USA hand in hand, and rented an old house near Cambridge Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was officially settled down.
Although the decoration at home is simple and simple, there is an expensive big black grand piano in the living room. This piano that doesn't match the surrounding furnishings is Qian Xuesen's first gift to his wife. After their difficult return to China, they also managed to bring this German-made piano back to their home in the dormitory area of China Academy of Sciences in Zhongguancun, Beijing.
During his time in the United States, Qian Xuesen was busy with scientific research, and he also helped to teach Jiang Ying, a newcomer to the United States, who was not proficient in English. From time to time, he made jokes in English to amuse his wife, while Jiang Ying also tried to translate some German songs into English and hummed them. In the small and warm house, they often heard their laughter and laughter. Besides, if they are free, they often go to listen to music and watch art exhibitions together.
They are strikingly similar to each other in terms of music and painting. In Jiang Ying's view, her husband seems to be her destiny takes a hand's confidant. In such a strong artistic atmosphere, their married life is happy and stable.
On October 1st, 1949, New China was formally established!
The news reached the ears of China students studying abroad, and everyone was overjoyed. Qian Xuesen was even more excited. He lived in a foreign country for many years, and his heart was full of care and attachment for his native land. In the process of studying in the United States, the only thing that can be regarded as spiritual comfort is his beloved wife who accompanied him.
Now, it is time for him to return to China and devote himself to national construction. After consulting with Jiang Ying, he decided that the husband and wife would return to China immediately to serve the country. Qian Xuesen bought a plane ticket to Canada and resigned from the school. Jiang Ying at home packed his bags and entrusted the big furniture to the moving company.
It is not difficult for us to return to China now, but it was extremely difficult for Qian Xuesen at that time.
Mao Zedong once commented on Qian Xuesen: "Americans regard Qian Xuesen as the strength of five divisions, but in my opinion, Qian Xuesen is much stronger than five divisions!" Naturally, the US government will not easily let Qian Xuesen, who is of great value, leave.
Qian Xuesen had expected the difficulty of returning to China. After purchasing the plane ticket, he asked to visit Jin Beier, the undersecretary of the navy, in order to ensure a smooth trip. Jin Beier gave an unceremonious answer: "You are not allowed to leave the United States."
Qian Xuesen got this irrefutable answer. After consideration, he decided to let his wife take their two children back first and stay in California for the time being. Jiang Ying didn't agree with this solution. She held her husband's hand tightly and said firmly, "I don't agree. I want to stay here with you."
Soon after, the Immigration Bureau came and took Qian Xuesen away. The explanation given by the United States is that Qian Xuesen is a member of the * * * party, and it is illegal to come to the United States. They used this as an excuse to detain Qian Xuesen and detain him on an island in Temino, which is surrounded by the sea.
Jiang Ying tried to rescue Qian Xuesen outside, and she went to a lawyer to file a lawsuit. The United States offered Jiang Ying a high bail of $15, before agreeing to release Qian Xuesen. For Qian Xuesen, who is a professor, $15, is an unimaginable sum. Fortunately, the wife of Qian Xuesen's students came to the door and offered to help Jiang Ying.
But even so, Qian Xuesen was held in the prison full of illegal border crossings and criminals for 15 days. When Jiang Ying saw her released husband, he lost a lot of weight. She tried to talk to Qian Xuesen, only to find that Qian Xuesen lost his voice temporarily because of his prison life these days.
After receiving the money, the US did not remove the supervision of Qian Xuesen, but only let him leave the prison. They told Qian Xuesen that he could not leave the United States and stipulated that he could only move within 3 kilometers of his place of residence.
Qian Xuesen's family lived under the supervision of American agents for five years. In order to prevent accidents to her husband and children, Jiang Ying dared not hire a nanny, and had to do all the housework. Her original time of studying and studying was occupied by these family chores, so she could only squeeze out some spare time every day to stick to vocal exercises.
in addition, Jiang dòng suffered from unscrupulous threats and threats from secret agents. They often break into the house to search, but Jiang Ying is strong enough to undertake all this and protect her family. Her appearance is weak, but her heart is very strong.
Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying were supervised all day and all night. Their movements were restricted, their letters were checked, and their phones were monitored. There was no privacy or freedom.
They lived in this horrible day for five years, but the five-year ordeal did not shake the family's belief in returning to China. Even during this period, Qian Xuesen still settled down to academic research and wrote two books, Engineering Cybernetics and Lectures on Physical Mechanics.
After a long and depressing wait, Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying finally saw the opportunity to return to China.
On that day, Jiang Ying called China City to buy food, and asked them to deliver the food they needed to their home. It wasn't long before a China man brought something. Jiang Ying bought cabbages and vermicelli in baskets at random. At first, she didn't pay attention to them until she took out something and saw a People's Pictorial hidden below.
Pictorial published a photo of founding ceremony, in which besides President Mao Zedong, there was an old man she knew very well-Chen Shutong. Chen Shutong worked as a teacher in Qiushi Academy, once taught the fathers of Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying, and was the "too teacher" of Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying.
Jiang Ying decided to try to get in touch with Chen Shutong after consulting with her husband according to the prompt of the illustrated newspaper. But at that time, the letters sent by them were all to be inspected by American agents. In order to avoid inspection, after Qian Xuesen wrote the letters, Jiang Ying copied the cover of the envelope with his left hand imitating the poor handwriting of the children.
They secretly drove to a supermarket with many black people that day. Jiang Ying didn't send the letter directly to China, but sent it to his sister Jiang Hua, who lives in Belgium. Jiang Hua is very clever. After receiving the letter, she understood the meaning and forwarded it to Qian Junfu in China.
After many twists and turns, the letter finally reached Premier Zhou Enlai. At this time, Wang Bingnan was holding talks with the United States at the ambassadorial level. In the conversation, the American ambassador firmly denied the persecution of Qian Xuesen's family by the American government, but it was not black and white that allowed him to turn upside down. This letter was presented by Wang Bingnan as evidence.
With the help of China, Qian Xuesen and his wife under house arrest received a phone call: "You can go back!" The two were skeptical, and soon they received another letter, which also informed them that they could return to their motherland.
Qian Xuesen and Jiang Ying were overjoyed. They immediately ordered a boat ticket to go back to China by boat. However, at this time, the United States did not give up the obstruction of Qian Xuesen's return to China. They felt that Qian Xuesen would not want to fly in the third class, so they told him on the phone that there was no ticket in the first class. If Qian Xuesen insisted on taking this ship to China, he would have to fly in the third class.
However, the US did not expect that Qian Xuesen was afraid of big sleep, so he did not hesitate to buy a third-class ticket and was ready to return to China immediately. It was September 17, 1955, and Qian Xuesen's family successfully boarded the cruise ship "President Cleveland".
Not long after the cruise set off, one of the people living in the first class was a very prestigious feminist leader. She found the captain and questioned Qian Xuesen's fact that he actually lived in the third class: "How could you let such a famous professor live in the third class?"
the captain was forced to invite Qian Xuesen and his family to the first class when the cruise ship arrived in Hawaii. But Qian Junfu sent them a telegram, warning them not to disembark at will, because after leaving the United States, no matter what happens, the United States will not be responsible.
In this tense situation, the two of them arrived in Kowloon with the boat, until they reached the Luohu Bridge by boat and saw the red flag on the shore and the people who greeted them.
On September 18th, many foreign newspapers and magazines reported about Qian Xuesen's return to red.