Who are their husbands? In people's traditional consciousness, the eldest Song Ailing is a symbol of money, because she married Kong Xiangxi, the chaebol of the Republic of China and the finance minister of the National Government. The second child, Soong Ching Ling, is a model of patriotism because she married the revolutionary pioneer Mr. Sun. The third child, Song Meiling, symbolizes power. Everyone knows that she married Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the National Army.
In the eyes of many people, the Song sisters were born in a famous family and received a good education from an early age. It can be said that they are very cultured, but they never thought that they were stuck with cigarettes. But in fact, Song Meiling and Soong Ching Ling both smoke, which shows that they have been smoking for a long time. The addiction here mainly refers to cigarettes.
How many times does Soong Ching Ling smoke in public? About Soong Ching Ling's smoking, it was made public twice. First, when she met Queen Elizabeth of Belgium in 1959, they both smoked. The second is the smoking photos of her and her adopted daughter Yongqing Sui. And I rarely see the picture of Soong Ching Ling smoking. Judging from the photos, she has been smoking for a long time. There are few reports about when and why Soong Ching Ling smoked. Judging from the only data, Soong Ching Ling should not have started smoking after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The author speculates that Soong Ching Ling may have learned to smoke after the death of Mr. Sun. Some people think that she learned to smoke when she was with Mr. Sun. Because of revolutionary work, smoking can relieve stress, so she started smoking. But in fact, Mr. Sun has never smoked or drunk all his life, and his only interests are playing chess and reading books, which his accompanying secretary once recalled.
Why did Soong Ching Ling learn to smoke? If Mr. Sun is not addicted to alcohol and tobacco, Soong Ching Ling will naturally not learn to smoke. Besides, Mr. Sun has been in poor health, and Soong Ching Ling should not learn to smoke. Soong Ching Ling was only 32 years old when Mr. Sun died. In addition to grief, she has to face all kinds of gossip of the Kuomintang Rightists, which puts her under great pressure. At that time, there were not many things to relieve stress. Besides inviting people to play cards for fun, there are also drugs and smoking. Soong Ching Ling probably chose the latter. In fact, smoking has little to do with education. As long as you are alone, there will be pressure. As long as you smoke for a long time, you will become addicted. This will not change because of your education.
Why does Song Meiling smoke? There are many stories about smoking in Song Meiling. The most popular one is that she feels uncomfortable after asking the waitress for a cigarette because she has itchy skin. From then on, once the skin disease broke out, Song Meiling would use smoking to relieve his discomfort. Over time, he became addicted.
When did Song Meiling learn to smoke? Song Meiling learned to smoke probably during her stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, when she and Chiang Kai-shek lived in Chongqing, where it often rained, so Song Meiling suffered from skin diseases. Sometimes it itches all night. Once, she suddenly saw a cigarette on the waitress's body and asked for one, which suddenly made her feel very refreshed. At that time, she and Chiang Kai-shek lived in separate buildings, one on the hillside and the other at the foot of the mountain. Chiang Kai-shek hates smoking, so Song Meiling has not allowed Chiang Kai-shek to smoke. But by chance, Jiang learned about his smoking habit. In a rage, he drove the waitress who carried cigarettes privately out of the official residence.
Although Jiang has been trying to persuade to quit smoking, the effect is not good. After arriving in Taiwan Province, she was still addicted to cigarettes, but she never smoked in front of Chiang. After Jiang's death, he made up his mind to give up smoking, and it lasted for decades. Instead, it is health preservation, which also makes her a legend of 105. An American journalist, Li Anna jacoby, also reported smoking in Song Meiling during the Anti-Japanese War. One episode of it is not true or false.
What is the episode? During the Republic of China, women in the upper class smoked a lot. Playing cards, dancing, watching movies and smoking were very popular and fashionable at that time. Advertisements for beautiful women and cigarettes can be seen everywhere on the beach. Those officials and wives all smoke mountain cigarettes, and if they don't smoke, they are regarded as rustic. Therefore, it is not surprising that Soong Ching Ling and Song Meiling smoke. This was a normal phenomenon at that time, and the possible reason was just to relieve stress or get sick.