Everyone knows that soong sisters was the most famous sister flower in China during the Republic of China. But do you know the "three Yan sisters" who were born more than ten years later than "soong sisters"? The three sisters of Yan's family, one who devoted her life to the education of the motherland and two who worked in the United Nations, are all excellent women, and the most surprising thing is that all three sisters live a long life.

Three sisters of Yan's family

When mentioning the three sisters of Yan's family, we have to talk about their ancestor, Yan Xinhou, the representative of Zheshang and the originator of "Ningbo Business Gang". In his early years, Yan Xinhou was deeply favored by Hu Xueyan, a "red-topped businessman", because of his expertise in calligraphy and painting, and was later recommended by Hu Xueyan to Li Hongzhang, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty.

As a right-hand man of Li Hongzhang, in 187, Li Hongzhang appointed Yan Xinhou as the supervisor of salt affairs in Changlu. Yan Xinhou gave full play to his business expertise, prospered in shopping malls and officialdom, and bought Yuanfengrun draft bank, with the total draft bank located in Shanghai, and semicolons spread all over southern provinces as far as Hong Kong, and was also called "Nanbang draft bank" with Fukang draft bank in Hu Xueyan.

Yan Xinhou, with increasingly abundant capital, started many textile mills, and was the first entrepreneur in China to start the machine textile industry. In 1897, Yan Xinhou became one of the four founders of "Commercial Bank of China", the first commercial bank run by China people. Yan Xinhou became the general manager of Commercial Bank of China with his rich financial operation qualifications.

Yan Xinhou's success is due to his ability to learn Chinese and Western, his ability to do business and his talent in painting and calligraphy. Therefore, he asked his descendants to strictly adhere to the family style of "studying and studying". His sons Yan Zi not only have the legacy of their father, but also are masters of painting and calligraphy. Yan Zi has five sons and five daughters. He attaches great importance to education and has repeatedly paid a lot of money to hire teachers to educate his children at home, and also encouraged them to get in touch with Western learning. Among the 1 girls, three girls, Shu Yan Caiyun, Yan Lianyun and Yan Youyun, study best and have the reputation of "Three Sisters of Yan Family".

The three Yan sisters, who are good at learning and learning,

were born in an enlightened and wealthy family of officials and businessmen, and received a family education combining Chinese and Western culture since childhood, which made the three Yan sisters read a lot of poems and have a brilliant temperament. Later, although they kept living and studying between Tianjin and Shanghai with the adjustment of their father's career focus, they always received the best women's education at that time.

In childhood, Yan Caiyun and Yan Lianyun both went to the best primary schools in Shanghai. Later, Yan Youyun, 6, was sent to Shanghai Chinese and Western Girls' School to receive western education. In 1914, the three Yan sisters who moved to Tianjin were admitted to Tianjin Chinese and Western Girls' Middle School, which is the best middle school in Tianjin.

Tianjin Chinese and Western Girls' Middle School is a missionary school that blends Chinese and Western cultures, and its academic system is quite special-the "credit system" is adopted to investigate. If students have excellent grades and accumulated credits that have reached the level of the previous grade, they can be promoted to the previous grade to participate in the study at their own will.

Yan Caiyun is studious and intelligent. She has advanced placement in succession, graduated from Chinese and Western Girls' Schools at the age of 15, and was admitted to Nanjing Jinling Women's University with excellent results. Under the influence of her sister, Yan Lianyun also loved learning very much. At that time, it coincided with the end of World War I and the rise of education in China, which paid more attention to the construction and popularization of physics, biology, chemistry and history. Therefore, in order to master these new knowledge and culture, Yan Lianyun attended secondary school for an extra year.

In p>192, Yan Lianyun, who graduated from middle school successfully, was also admitted to Nanjing Jinling Women's University. In 1925, Yan Youyun was admitted to Hujiang University, and then transferred to Fudan University for business studies in 1927. At that time, Tsinghua Peking University did not recruit female students. If female students wanted to go to university, they could only enter Nanjing Jinling Women's University, which specializes in recruiting female students.

However, this situation in China's education sector only changed in the late 192s. For example, Yan Youyun was later transferred from Hujiang University to Fudan University. It was because domestic institutions of higher learning no longer refused to recruit female students that Yan Youyun was fortunate to be the first female college student in Fudan University's history.

Yan Caiyun and Yan Lianyun were admitted to Jinling Women's University successively. Although they were surprised by the hard study and living environment there, they were able to actively adapt and be optimistic. The two sisters not only did well in school, but also learned to swim, dance and ride bicycles, making their lives colorful, fulfilling and happy.

And their little sister, Yan Youyun, goes to school in her own car every day, which is very eye-catching. Yan Youyun studied very well, and he was very beautiful and dignified. In addition, his clothes were fashionable and bright every day, and his classmates privately called Yan Youyun "the beauty of Fudan University".

Life has its ups and downs, but all three sisters live a long life.

After graduating from college, my sister Yan Caiyun went to study in the United States at her own expense. She is keen on biology and chemistry and chose to study in Columbia University. Her teachers are nutrition authorities Ross and Sherman. In 1923, Yan Caiyun graduated with a master's degree in chemistry. After returning to China, she taught at Peking Union Medical College. There, she met Hsien Wu, her bosom friend and companion, and two like-minded people initiated and founded the biochemistry discipline in China, and married in 1924.

in p>196, Yan caiyun began to work in the food preservation department of UNICEF. In 1959, Yan's husband Hsien Wu passed away. Since her husband's early death, Yan Caiyun knew that it was useless to be too sad, and then she chose to carry on her husband's legacy, actively devoted herself to the education and research of nutrition, and was included in the Who's Who of American Science for her outstanding scientific research contributions. Probably because she specializes in nutrition research, Yan Caiyun kept her physical condition very good. She died in 216 at the age of 91.

after graduating from university, Yan Lianyun devoted herself to the education of the motherland, teaching in Anhui Rural Girls' Middle School and Tianjin Chinese and Western Girls' Middle School. However, her physical condition has never been very good. She has undergone 7 major operations and been in bed for 18 years.

The pain is nothing. What saddens her most is that both her husband and eldest son died before her. Sadness belongs to sadness. After all, she was open-minded and open-minded. Yan Lianyun actively adjusted herself and always encouraged and supported herself with a good attitude. She died at the age of 1 in 23.

After graduating from Fudan University, Yan Youyun got to know Yang Guang, a famous diplomat. They loved each other very much and had three daughters after marriage. In 1938, Yang Guang, the consul of the Republic of China in Manila, was killed by the enemy. In that turbulent war years, young Yan Youyun could only stand up, supported the whole family by manual work and raised three young sons, and lived tenaciously in Manila for three years.

In p>1945, Yan Youyun went to the United States, and later worked in the United Nations as a diplomat. He died at his home in new york on May 24, 217 at the age of 112.

Yan Youyun once went through a turbulent war period. The loss of her husband in her early years and illness in her later years didn't affect her optimistic and open-minded attitude. She once revealed her secret of longevity: don't dwell on the past, always look forward and do whatever you have to do. Perhaps the three sisters of Yan inherited the family's good health genes, but throughout their lives, their longevity mainly stems from the good mentality brought by good education and the enterprising spirit of their lifelong career.