——In Taiwan’s history textbooks, Sun Yat-sen is introduced in more detail, while his wife Soong Ching Ling is briefly mentioned. Therefore, they only knew about Song Qingling and did not know much about her life and deeds.
——Due to changes in the content of Taiwanese textbooks, among the three sisters of the Soong family, current Taiwanese students know more about Soong Meiling, but know very little about Soong Chingling and Soong Ailing.
——Basically, the history books or novels that can be read in Taiwan all have positive evaluations of Soong Ching Ling. We all respect Sun Yat-sen, and we all respect Soong Ching Ling, who is patriotic and loving to the people.
"Taiwanese teachers and students visit Soong Ching Ling's former residence: What a great woman"
China News Service, July 2, 2006 11:02
China News Service News from Beijing on July 1
Title: Taiwanese teachers and students visited Soong Ching Ling’s former residence and talked about Qing Ling
China News Service reporter Lu Mei
“Ms. Soong Ching Ling’s life was She has made so many contributions to the country. She is really a great woman. This visit made me understand her better and respect her even more deeply,” said a student from Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. The students said so.
On the evening of July 1, more than 200 teachers and students from National Taiwan University who were invited by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation to visit the mainland visited Soong Ching Ling’s former residence on the northern edge of Houhai Lake.
The former residence of Soong Ching Ling was originally part of the residence of Mingzhu, an important minister and scholar of the Kangxi Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty. It was renovated in 1962 and Soong Ching Ling moved into this house before her 70th birthday. From 1963 until her death on May 29, 1981, Soong Ching Ling lived and worked here for eighteen years.
Ding Yiming, a student at Pingtung University of Science and Technology, said that in Taiwan’s history textbooks, Sun Yat-sen is introduced in more detail, while his wife Soong Ching Ling is briefly mentioned. Therefore, they only knew about Song Qingling and did not know much about her life and deeds.
Ding Yiming said that through visiting her former residence, she learned that Soong Ching Ling played an extremely important role in history. She established deep friendships with important people at home and abroad, and she traveled around for the country during that era. , made important contributions. This visit gave him a better understanding of this elegant and frugal woman, and his admiration for her increased even more.
A girl named Cai Airu said that this time she visited the mainland and learned about Sun Yat-sen’s wife Soong Ching Ling for the first time. As a woman, Soong Ching Ling's actions are even more admirable. She is a great woman.
A middle-aged teacher Cai in the visiting group told our reporter, “Due to changes in the content of Taiwanese textbooks, among the three sisters of the Song family, most Taiwanese students now know about Song Meiling. We know very little about it. But more people of our generation know about Soong Ching Ling.”
Teacher Cai said: “Basically, the history books or novels that can be read in Taiwan all have negative reviews about Soong Ching Ling. Positive. We all respect Sun Yat-sen, and we all respect Soong Ching Ling, who was patriotic and loving to the people. I usually know something about Soong Ching Ling through reading, and today I visited her former residence for the first time, and I have a lot of knowledge about the history I read in the book. to gain a more concrete and intuitive understanding.”
He told reporters that many students in the group were visiting the mainland for the first time. At first, some teachers and students still had doubts about the mainland. However, after coming to Beijing, they found that Beijing is developing very quickly, with a lot of green spaces in the city, clean streets, and very warm and friendly people. It is not like what they knew and imagined in Taiwan. Full of threats and hostility.
Teacher Cai also said that through visits to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and other historic sites, the words originally seen in the book became real entities before their eyes, and many students felt their souls shocked. This kind of exchange and communication is very good. Students on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should move more and interact more so that they can understand each other better.
After the visit, teachers and students from Taiwan also had a party with teachers and students from University of Science and Technology Beijing on the lawn of the former residence.
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