The Life of the Characters in Gu Weijun's Works
Gu Weijun,1888 65438+1October 29th (December 17th, 13th year of Guangxu reign), was born in Jiading, Jiangsu (now Jiading District, Shanghai). He was one of the most outstanding diplomats in China's modern history, a diplomatic leader during the Beiyang government and the Kuomintang government, and a senior diplomat during the Republic of China. Known as "the first diplomat of the Republic of China."
He entered the old private school first, then 1899 was admitted to Shanghai Huaying College, and 190 1 was admitted to St. John's College. 65438-0904 entered Columbia University, specializing in international law and diplomacy, and obtained a doctorate.
19 12 after returning to China, he served as secretary of the president, secretary of the cabinet, adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and drafter of the constitution. 19 15, and served as the minister of Beiyang government in Mexico, the United States, Cuba and Britain.
19 19 and 192 1 participated in the Paris Peace Conference and the Washington Conference as members of the China delegation. At the Paris Peace Conference, the issue of Shandong's sovereignty was debated. Only through a wonderful debate did China's indisputable sovereignty over Shandong be clarified, which made a contribution to safeguarding the rights and interests of the Chinese nation.
From 1922 to 1926, he served as foreign minister, finance minister and acting minister of state of Beiyang government. During this period, in May of 1924, he signed the Outline Agreement on Solving Outstanding Cases between China and Russia on behalf of the Russian government and the Soviet Union.
193 1 year 9? After the 18 Incident, he participated in the Litton investigation team of the League of Nations as a representative of China to investigate the Japanese imperialist aggression in northeast China. From 65438 to 0932, he served as ambassador to France, Britain and the United States and representative to the League of Nations.
June 1945, attended the San Francisco Conference, participated in drafting the Charter of the United Nations and signed it on behalf of China. Later, he served as the representative of the Kuomintang government to the United Nations.
1956- 1967, served as a judge of the international court of justice in the Hague, vice president of the international court of justice, and senior minister of the KMT presidential office in Taiwan Province province. After retirement, he settled in the United States and spent 17 years writing his oral memoirs, describing his experience in diplomatic work for more than 50 years.
1985165438+1October 14 died in new york, USA. Li Luye, then Permanent Representative of People's Republic of China (PRC) to the United Nations, went to Campbell Funeral Home on mcpherson Avenue to offer condolences. Gu Weijun's body was buried in Fincliffe Cemetery, New York.
In his later years, Gu Weijun dictated "Memoirs of Gu Weijun", with a volume of 13 and more than 6 million words, which later became important materials for studying China's modern diplomacy.
Gu Weijun's anecdote.
Determined to serve the country and study abroad
Gu Weijun was born after the Opium War. At this time, China gradually fell into the invasion of foreign powers, and Shanghai was a very concentrated place for Sino-foreign exchanges. Gu Weijun has seen many unequal situations between China and foreign countries since he was a child, so he has the ideal of changing the weak situation in China through his own efforts. Once, Gu Weijun, a teenager, passed the Waibaidu Bridge and saw an Englishman sitting in a rickshaw, eager to watch the horse race. Pulling a cart on the bridge was very tiring, and he also whipped the driver with a whip. Gu Weijun was very angry. He scolded the Englishman and said, "Are you a gentleman?" Are you still a gentleman? Later, Gu Weijun mentioned this past event in his memoirs and said, "I was influenced by these events since I was a child, and I felt that I had to recover the concession and cancel the unequal treaties."
1904, 16-year-old Gu Weijun cut his braid and changed his clothes, and went overseas to study in the United States. He chose to major in international law and diplomacy at Columbia University. John Moore, Gu Weijun's teacher, once served as Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, and has rich diplomatic experience. He demanded and trained Gu Weijun by the standards of a diplomat. Gu Weijun achieved excellent results in school, and once served as the editor-in-chief of The Observer, the school magazine of Columbia University, which is very rare for an international student. Studying at school has laid a solid foundation for Gu Weijun to become an excellent diplomat in the future.
After receiving the invitation, return to work in China.
During his stay in the United States, Tang, who later became his father-in-law, visited the United States as a special envoy of the Qing government and met 40 China students at the embassy. Gu Weijun made a speech as a student representative. Tang immediately admired the young international student and thought he was a useful material. So, when Yuan Shikai came to power and became Yuan Shikai's cabinet, he immediately recommended Gu Weijun to Yuan Shikai. At that time, Gu Weijun was preparing his doctoral thesis defense, and his thesis only wrote a preface. The letter inviting him to return to China as the English secretary of the Presidential Palace was sent to new york.
Embarrassed that his studies have not been completed, Gu Weijun intends to refuse the invitation from Beijing. When he told his tutor John Moore, John Moore disagreed with his choice. John Moore said to Gu Weijun: You study diplomacy to serve your country. There is such a good opportunity now, you should seize it. So he asked Gu Weijun to show him the preface. After reading it, he told Gu Weijun that a preface was well written and could be used as a doctoral thesis to reply. With the understanding and support of the tutor, Gu Weijun successfully obtained his doctorate and returned to China on 19 12. Many years later, Gu Weijun recalled his mentor and said that John Moore was the person who had the greatest influence on my life.
Eight years ago, when Gu Weijun went to study in the United States, he was still a teenager who was only 16 years old, and when he returned to China eight years later, he was already a handsome boy.
Blessing of the same name, bearing the female palace.
19 12 years, Gu Weijun returned to China after obtaining a doctorate in law. Shortly after returning home, he was introduced by his father-in-law, Zhang Hengshan, and went north to see Tang. Tang served as foreign minister and became the third secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during Tang's tenure as a doctor studying in the United States. He is a young man who goes in and out on the dance floor of Beijing Hotel, which is the entertainment place for dignitaries. By chance, he met Tang Bao, Tang's daughter. Tang Bao has never been abroad, and has been longing for it for a long time, so he generally doesn't pay international students. Gu Weijun's beauty touched her heart even more. Since then, the two have been inseparable. With this relationship, Gu Weijun began to rise step by step, just like taking a helicopter. Every time a request is made, Tang Bao will pester Don for fear that her father will disagree. Gu came to Beijing for two years, and the official was the director of intelligence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhang Hengshan, who is far away in Shanghai, is very happy, thinking that having this son-in-law proves that his fortune teller has arrived home. So Gu Weijun went back to Shanghai to attend the wedding. Later, Zhang Hengshan finally learned about his love affair with Miss Tang, and his face was flushed with anger. He wrote a letter to Tang, denouncing and demanding that Tang send Gu back to Shanghai. When Tang read this letter, he flew into a rage and immediately called Gu to reprimand him and told him to return to Shanghai immediately. Although Gu didn't want to leave Beijing, he couldn't bear to blame his conscience and persuade his relatives and friends, so he had to pack up and prepare for the south. This matter was immediately known by Tang Nv. He ran to his father in tears and said, "If you can't marry Wei Jun, you must cut off your hair!" Father must intervene in this matter. At that time, Tang had been promoted to the position of national affairs, and he always felt that he should not take away his son-in-law by his own strength, but he did not agree. Miss Tang still hasn't given up. In order to demonstrate and intimidate, she ran to Baiyun Temple in the suburbs of Beijing and asked someone to inform her father that her hair had been cut off one day, but Tang still ignored it. Seeing that this plan failed, the microscope decided to make another plan. When she returned to the city, she told her father that if she didn't agree to her request, she would go to the Eight Hutong (the old Beijing prostitutes' concentrated area) to do business and hang up the golden signboard of the current state Miss Rose. This sap really knocked Don out. He immediately invited his daughter back and announced "unconditional surrender."
Why should you intervene in such a trivial matter with your power? He sent a telegram to He, the ambassador (commander-in-chief) of the Battle of Songhu, asking him to take charge of the divorce. He LAM Raymond used to be a countryman. How dare he ignore the orders of the country? So, he personally took a hundred soldiers, ran into Zhangfu, found Zhang Hengshan, and forced him to write a waste book immediately. Hengshan, who was always fearless of violence, angrily said, "Gu Weijun is nothing. Of course, I don't want him to be a son-in-law I can break off my marriage, but I can't be bullied by you. It's insulting that you surround my house with soldiers. " He Linfeng patted the table and shouted loudly, "How can I explain in business if you don't break off your marriage? I can't do it, despair with you! " At this moment, Hengshan's daughter, Gu Weijun's fiancee, suddenly became brave and ran to her father and said, "Dad is divorced. Let's admit it. " He Linfeng happily took the divorce papers away. Hengshan sighed, "I can only look at my face, not my heart." Soon, he died of depression. In desperation, Zhang Run spent a long time studying Buddhism, and lost his hair in Lujia Kannonji. Zhang has lost his hair, and naturally he will become a monk. Less than a month after sending the divorce papers to Beijing, Gu Weijun and Tang Bao held a grand wedding in Beijing Hotel. How many young men and women have been envied by good looks and women! Since then, Gu Weijun's political position in Beiyang government has become more stable. Soon, he was sent to London as China's ambassador to Britain. 1933, Gu Weijun once again served as Foreign Minister of the National Government. Knowing that Zhang Runre was living in poverty in Shanghai, he specially wrote a confession letter with an amount of 50,000 yuan and sent someone to Lujia Kannonji. Zhang returned the money and letter intact. She has been practicing for more than 20 years and has reached the point where she is unmoved. This is another story.
It is said that Tang, who is as famous as,, and, was a legend in the Republic of China. Gu Weijun and Tang Bao have deep feelings after marriage. In A.D. 19 15, Gu Weijun became the special envoy of the United States, and his wife Tang Bao went with him. In the same year, their eldest son Gu Dechang was born in the United States.
Join in diplomacy and make a name for yourself.
After returning home, Gu Weijun first served as Yuan Shikai's English secretary and later worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 19 14 was promoted to Counsellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His talent is increasingly apparent in his work.
19 14, World War I broke out. Britain, Germany, France and Russia are involved in the European battlefield one after another, and they have no time to look east, which also gives Japan the right time, place and people to expand its influence in China. In late August, Japan could not wait to declare war on Germany. 165438+ 10, the Japanese army occupied Qingdao and took over Germany's rights and interests in Shandong. After the war with Germany, Japan did not withdraw its troops from China as it said before. On the contrary, on June 5438+09 15 18, the infamous Article 21 was presented to Yuan Shikai. It was also at this time that Gu Weijun first formally contacted the diplomatic negotiations on the Shandong issue.
For fear of interference from other countries, when Japan proposed Article 2 1, it attached a condition that the relevant contents of the Sino-Japanese negotiations should not be disclosed. However, Gu Weijun believes that China needs external support at this time. So, without the consent of Yuan Shikai, he quietly revealed the news to Britain and the United States. As a result, other countries have also responded to a certain extent and put pressure on Japan. In this case, Yuan Shikai saw that certain disclosure to the outside world would help China, and began to intentionally let Gu Weijun continue to disclose this news. This practice proved to be effective in the end. Because Gu Weijun has a background of studying in the United States, understands American history, politics and culture, and shows extraordinary courage and talent in this diplomacy, Yuan Shikai appointed Gu Weijun as the ambassador to the United States soon.
That year, Gu Weijun was only 27 years old. At that time, he also had the reputation of being one of the three most handsome men in Beijing. This handsome young diplomat became the youngest foreign envoy in China at that time, and also the youngest foreign envoy in the history of Washington.
Internal troubles and foreign invasion are full of contradictions.
In the deep winter of 19 18, Gu Weijun arrived in Paris. This year, he is 3 1 year old. As soon as they arrived in Paris, the delegation encountered the first blow-the issue of seats in the peace conference. Countries are divided into three levels. Britain, the United States, France, Italy and Japan can occupy five seats, other countries occupy three seats, and some newly established and independent countries occupy two seats. China is classified as the last category, with only two seats. The great powers still have a low opinion of China. Although there are only two seats, five delegates can take turns to attend. The question of the ranking of delegations has come up again and again. According to the submitted list, the order is:, Wang,,,. However, when the official order of the Beijing government was issued, the ranking was changed to:,,,, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from Wang and He, and planted the seeds of discord in the delegation. With the progress of the peace conference, the contradictions within the delegation are also escalating.
China was going to use the Peace Conference to raise the issue of recovering Shandong's rights and interests, but before he could, Japan took the lead in proposing that Germany's rights and interests in Shandong should be directly inherited by Japan at the "Ten-nation Meeting" of the five major countries. The General Assembly informed the representative of China to speak at the afternoon meeting. It was noon when the delegation received the notice. This is another bolt from the blue for the delegation of China.
The eloquent Paris, the famous.
After many twists and turns, it was decided to replace Wang. At the afternoon meeting, it was decided that the representative of China would speak on the Shandong issue the next day. 19 19 10/28, Gu Weijun made a detailed and incisive speech on the issue of Shandong, stating that Shandong is an inseparable part of China in history, economy and culture, which strongly refuted the unreasonable demands of Japan. In the face of his eloquence, the Japanese representative was completely at a disadvantage. Heads of state from all over the world congratulated him, and Gu Weijun became famous at home and abroad. This eloquence occupies an extraordinary position in China's diplomatic history. This is the first time that a representative of China has delivered a successful speech on his country's sovereignty in an international forum. The situation was very favorable for China, however, in April, the change was sudden. Because the stolen goods are unevenly distributed. Italy withdrew from the peace conference in a quarrel. Japan took the opportunity to threaten to follow Italy's example if the Shandong issue was not satisfied. For their own interests, several big countries finally decided to sacrifice China's legitimate rights and interests, and successively made concessions to Japan, forcing China to accept unconditionally. This incident ignited the fire of the May 4th Movement.
A witty answer, a firm position
Gu Weijun Paris Statement1919 65438+1On October 28th, the United States, Britain, France, Japan and China discussed the Shandong issue in China. The defeated West Germany will withdraw from Shandong, but the representative of Japan, Mr. Muye, demanded to inherit Germany's interests in Shandong unconditionally. Hearing this, China, on behalf of Gu Weijun, stood up to face other representatives around him and asked, "There is a saint in the west. His name is Jesus, and he believes that Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem, making Jerusalem a world-famous ancient city. In the east, there is also a saint named Confucius, and I also regard him as an oriental saint. Mr. Konoha, are you right? " Konoha had to admit: "Yes." Gu Weijun said with a smile: "Since Mr. Konoha also admitted that Confucius in the East is a saint, Confucius in the East is like Jesus in the West, and Shandong, the birthplace of Confucius, is like Jerusalem in the East. Therefore, China can't give up Shandong just as the West can't lose Jerusalem! (China can't miss Shandong as the western world can't miss Jerusalem) "American President Wilson and British Prime Minister Lloyd. After listening to Gu Weijun's speech, George and clemenceau, the three giants of the Paris Peace Conference, stepped forward together, shook his hand and called him "a young diplomat" of China.
Flatly refused to sign, go down in history.
Faced with this reality, the delegation was disheartened and useless. Some delegates left Paris and Lu Zhengxiang, head of the delegation, was admitted to the hospital. In the final stage of the peace conference, Gu Weijun alone assumed the responsibility of making a final effort for China until the last moment before the signing of the peace treaty. However, no matter how hard Gu Weijun tried, there was no result, and China's just request was repeatedly rejected. No signature by appointment, no contract attached, no statement outside the contract, only unconditional acceptance. In this case, Gu Weijun felt that there was no way out but to refuse the visa, indicating China's position. He reported the idea to Lu Zhengxiang, and Lu Zhengxiang agreed with him. So, 19 19 On June 28th, when the signing ceremony was held in the Palace of Versailles, people were surprised to find that the two seats of China's plenipotentiary were always empty. China expressed his anger in this way. At the same time as the signing ceremony, Gu Weijun drove through the streets of Paris. In his memoir, he said, "The car is driving slowly at dawn, and I feel everything is so bleak-the colors of the sky, the shadows of trees, the silent streets." I think this day will be regarded as a tragic day and will remain in the history of China. At the same time, my case imagines the grand occasion of the closing ceremony of the Peace Conference, and how surprised and excited the delegates attending the Peace Conference will be when they see that the two seats reserved for the plenipotentiary of China have become vacant. This is an unforgettable day for me, the whole delegation and China. China's absence will definitely make the Peace Conference, the French diplomatic community and even the whole world stunned, if not shocked. "
This refusal is of milestone significance in China's diplomatic history. For the first time, China resolutely said "no" to a big country, and finally broke the diplomatic situation of "fighting at the beginning and making concessions at the end", and finally did not give in. This is also the starting point of China's diplomatic victory. Later, China gradually regained its lost sovereignty.
The unresolved Shandong issue of the Paris Peace Conference was finally solved at the Washington meeting of 192 1. After 36 negotiations, China and Japan signed the Treaty on the Settlement of Cold Cases in Shandong and its annexes, and Japan reluctantly handed over its rights and interests seized in Shandong step by step. It was 33-year-old Gu Weijun who was in charge of the Shandong issue at this meeting and finally snatched the food from the tiger's mouth.
Stick to the bottom line and defend the Taiwan Strait
1954, 1954 On February 2, 1954, the Taiwan Province provincial authorities and the United States signed a * * * defense treaty after a month of negotiations. The negotiations between Taiwan Province and the United States on the "* * * Defence Treaty" have thus entered the final stage of submission to their respective legislatures for approval. At this time, the People's Liberation Army launched an attack on Dachen Islands under the control of Taiwan Province provincial authorities, and the coastal islands became a focus in the process of Taiwan and the United States ratifying the treaty. Taiwan Province and the United States launched a new round of negotiations on how to deal with the issues of Chen Da, Kinmen and Matsu. Gu Weijun, as the "ambassador to the United States" of Taiwan Province authorities and one of the two plenipotentiaries (the other is Ye Gongchao, the "foreign minister" of Taiwan Province province), participated in the whole process of negotiations between Taiwan Province province and the United States from beginning to end. In the whole Taiwan-US negotiation, he mainly appeared as Ye Gongchao's deputy. However, because of his deep qualifications, rich experience and understanding of the United States, his role is not comparable to that of ordinary deputies. Judging from the process of talks with the US, Ye Gongchao has a tough attitude and often expresses Taiwan Province's position positively, while Gu Weijun is relatively flexible and explains Taiwan Province's position more. When the talks are deadlocked, it is always up to Gu Weijun to take turns or propose other measures, such as the specific statements about Kinmen and Matsu in the statement made during the talks on June 65438+1October 3 1 Japan. Although Taiwan Province Province's tough stance on the wording of its statement is not completely consistent with Chiang Kai-shek's because of its long career as a professional diplomat, Gu Weijun and Ye Gongchao are as wary as Chiang Kai-shek to prevent the "two China" caused by the coastal island issue, which sets the bottom line for Taiwan and the United States to finally reach an agreement on coastal islands.
Strict family management is Gu's favorite.
Mr. Gu's last wife was Ms. Yan Youyun. Ms. Yan was born in a wealthy family in Shanghai. In her early years, she was the "school flower" of Fudan University and a celebrity in Shanghai's communication field. Her first husband, Yang Guanghao, was a doctor of international law at Princeton University. When he was studying in the United States, he was the editor-in-chief of China Overseas Students Monthly, only behind Mr. Gu Weijun 10 years. After returning to China, he became a professor in Tsinghua University and soon entered the diplomatic circle. At that time, Yang Guangling had many contacts with Gu Weijun, then Foreign Minister, and forged a profound friendship. Therefore, Mrs Yan Youyun knew Mr Gu Weijun as early as 1930s. During World War II, Yang Guanghao served as Consul General in the Philippines. Soon, the Japanese army occupied Manila, and Mr. Yang Guanghao died in the line of duty. After Yan Youyun married Yang, she had three daughters. Ms Yan Youyun, a junior in Gu Weijun, is 20 years old. After marriage, Mrs. Yan took good care of Mr. Gu. In Mr. Gu's view, among his four wives, Ms. Yan Youyun is his favorite. The three children of Yan Youyun and Yang Guanghao naturally became the three stepdaughters of Mr. Gu Weijun. They lost their father in their early years, and Gu Weijun regarded them as his own. The three daughters regard Mr. Gu as their father. The eldest daughter, Yang, is a senior editor. She used to be the editor-in-chief of the famous American two-day publishing house, and personally edited and published many influential books. Former US Secretary of State Kissinger's memory record comes from her hands. The second daughter, Yang Xuelan, is a successful entrepreneur and is currently the vice president of General Motors. It was she who contributed to the Buick sedan project invested and produced by GM in Shanghai. The third daughter, Yang Benen, has made great achievements in real estate development.
Yan Youyun is a good housekeeper, a good housekeeper and a hospitable hostess. Gu Heyan, as a stepfather and stepmother, is always welcome to visit their children no matter who the other party is. Visit old friends and relatives, be hospitable and polite for a few weeks. After the marriage, Yan Youyun focused on taking care of her husband's trivial life. Prepare a large number of Chinese and English newspapers for him; Chatting with him makes him happy physically and mentally; Walk with him and make him quiet and happy; Arrange a card game to make him happy. There is little difference in the fixing rate of the competition, and Gu Weijun regards it as "united front". He never counts or deducts cards, and nine times out of ten he loses. Someone is very polite and asks him to be the winner. He will never accept it. He always puts money in the hands of losers.
Yan Youyun is familiar with her husband's habit of staying up late. Considering that he didn't eat for more than ten hours from dinner to breakfast the next day, for fear of affecting his health, he had to get up at 3 am every day, cook the milk and put it in a thermos cup, and attach a note "Don't forget to drink the milk" to the bedside, urging and caring enthusiastically, and fully acting as a "good housekeeper, a good nurse and a good secretary". At the age of 96, Gu Weijun also completed a 1 1000 page oral memoir, which lasted for 17 years, which was closely related to Yan Youyun's meticulous care. In his later years, he lived a life of "no desire, no resentment, no joy, and contentment". Gu Dechang, the eldest son, said with emotion, "If it weren't for her, my father's life span would have been shortened by 20 years." When talking about the secret of longevity in old age, Gu Weijun summed up three points: "Take more walks, eat less snacks and take care of your wife."
Retreat will never stop and will go down in history forever.
After retirement, Gu Weijun intends to do three things first: rest and take a vacation to eliminate the fatigue caused by long-term intense work; Writing and research; Open a firm, provide legal advice and solve livelihood problems.
Before he began to do these three things, Taipei informed him that he hoped to run for a new position: judge of the United Nations International Court of Justice. Gu Weijun was very interested in studying international law in his early years, and his energy and resume were very competent. After some elections, he was appointed, so he took office in the Netherlands. /kloc-elected vice president in 0/0/964. It was not until 1966 that he officially excused himself. The older he gets, the more he misses his hometown. He must eat Chinese food for dinner every day, and he especially wants to eat boiled vegetables and arhat dishes in his hometown of Jiading, Shanghai. Whenever there is a visitor from Shanghai, he will ask him if he has been to Jiading. 1983, daughter Gu Juzhen returned to China for sightseeing. Gu Weijun repeatedly urged her to visit her hometown, and brought the ink of "Mr. Jiading Four" and national heroes Hou Tongzeng and Huang Chunyao back to China.
After her daughter returned to America, she told her father what she had seen and heard in her hometown. Gu Weijun was very excited. He flipped through the album and looked at it again and again. Later, whenever he was homesick, he would look through the picture books. He also wrote a letter to his hometown, thanking his hometown for its care and love and praising the great changes that have taken place in his hometown.
In his later years, Gu Weijun lived overseas for many years, but he never became an American citizen because he always cared about the American mainland. Daughter Gu Juzhen deeply loves her father's endless homeland. In order to fulfill his father's last wish, every time Gu Juzhen went back to the mainland, he would replace his father to return to his hometown in Jiading, visit his relatives in his hometown, and convey his father's deep greetings to the elders in his hometown. Then, he will tell his father in detail the profound changes that have taken place in his hometown now, so as to alleviate his father's yearning for his hometown.
Gu Weijun's retirement is very regular. He got up at 9 o'clock in the morning and had breakfast for about an hour, watching while eating. The English newspaper I read every day is The New York Times, and the Chinese newspaper is Central Daily published in Taiwan Province Province and World Daily published in the United States.
Every afternoon, Gu Weijun goes out for a walk on crutches. This is his way of keeping healthy. Although he lives in the center of new york, Park Avenue is only a stone's throw from the famous Central Park, where the trees are lush and the grass is lush, making it an excellent place to relax. It's just that the public security in new york was so bad in the 1960s and 1970s that he was robbed three times when he walked. Even in this case, he didn't lose his innate sense of humor. Every time he walks, he always brings some money, saying that he can't let the robbers go home empty-handed. However, after being robbed several times, I had to take a walk in the street to be safe. Besides walking, he likes swimming. In his 90s, he can swim and dive on the springboard.
Gu Weijun's most frequent pastime in his later years was playing mahjong. Yan Youyun is most worried about making arrangements for him. Gu Weijun plays mahjong with quick thinking and fast playing. Someone asked him how his card luck was, and he replied, "Nineteen must lose. It's not that my technology is inferior to others, but a kind of? United front? There are many kinds of tricks, and sometimes my energy can't take care of the overall situation, so the card is not very polite to me. " Regarding winning or losing, he believes that "this is a pastime, with low fixed rate and nuance, and winning or losing doesn't matter.
Another pastime of old age is painting. In the late 1960s, Gu Weijun made a special trip to Hong Kong to learn painting from his teacher and carefully studied painting scores. His paintings have a fixed theme, mostly plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which has a lasting appeal in traditional literati paintings and is a portrayal of his way of life. He also painted meticulous peony and gave it to his wife Yan Youyun.
At the age of 97, he painted a map of Jiading County with great interest. In the center of the map is the towering ancient tower in his hometown. The word "Confucius Temple" is written below, and the word "Simon" is written at the west end. It is his beautiful hometown, a typical ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. He said that painting, thinking like a tide, can't control myself. At present, Du Fu's poem presented by Gu Weijun 1984 is still preserved in Jiading Museum: "He knows that the dew will be frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is so bright! "After retirement, at the invitation of his alma mater, Columbia University, he participated in the" China Oral History Project "and completed the 6 million-word Memoirs of Gu Weijun, which has become a necessary desk for historians.
Another pleasure of Gu Weijun in his later years was to see his children and grandchildren get together. Gu Weijun has three sons and a daughter.
Gu Weijun's Character Evaluation
In 1930s, a columnist of a British newspaper mentioned this shining name and thought that "China is rarely more typical than Dr. Gu Weijun. Approachable, educated, patient and gentle, no diplomat in the western world can surpass him in calmness and kindness. "
From 19 12 to 1967, Gu Weijun held many diplomatic posts, such as ambassador to the United States, ambassador to France, chief representative of the United Nations, chief diplomat and judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. In his later years, he worked hard for seventeen years, and completed the 6 million-word masterpiece Memoirs of Gu Weijun in volume 13.
Gu Weijun is an indispensable patriotic diplomat, and his biography is a diplomatic history of modern China. He served the people of China steadfastly and bravely all his life. His dedication to his work has won the respect of people all over the world. He is one of the great politicians and diplomats in modern China. Changing China's humiliating foreign relations and safeguarding China's international dignity were his goals when he joined the diplomatic community. In order to safeguard national interests and national dignity, this patriotic diplomat made historic contributions in his diplomatic career with his wisdom, cultivation and patriotic enthusiasm. He served the people of China all his life, and his dedication to his work won the respect of people all over the world. Chairman Mao also admired his diplomatic talent and personality.
Tang Degang, a historian of modern history, believes that Gu Weijun is one of the "two and a half" diplomats since China's modern diplomacy.
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