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The Soong sisters (Chinese: 宋氏姐妹; pinyin: Sòngshì Jiěmèi), Soong Ai-ling, Soong Ching-ling, and Soong Mei-ling, were three sisters from Wenchang city, Hainan island. Raised as Christians and educated in America, the sisters all married powerful men, respectively, H. H. Kung, Sun Yat Sen, and Chiang Kai-shek.
The Soong Sisters is a 1997 Hong Kong historical drama film based on the lives of the Soong sisters from 1911 to 1949. The three sisters married the most important historical figures – Sun Yat-sen , Chiang Kai-shek and K'ung Hsiang-hsi – in the founding of the Republic of China , making their family the focal point of every major decision ...
May 1, 1997 · The Soong Sisters: Directed by Mabel Cheung. With Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Winston Chao. The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Mabel Cheung
- 1997-05-01
Feb 20, 2023 · Learn more about the incredible Soong sisters — Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai Ling, and Soong Mei-ling — and the impact they had on the history of China.
Oct 11, 2012 · In the Soongs' day women could only exert influence through their husbands. Now China has women running multinationals and going into space but top-tier politics remains off-limits. There are...
Nov 22, 2019 · There were three Soong sisters, each of them much larger than regular life. The oldest of them, Ei-ling – married to the richest man in China and Chiang Kai-shek’s most persuasive behind-the-scenes adviser – was born in 1888. The youngest, May-ling, became Madame Chiang. She died in 2003, aged 105.
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Oct 29, 2019 · Chang spoke to TIME about the Soong sisters, their impact on history, and what has changed for women in China since their time.
