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Yao Yecheng (姚冶誠, 26 August 1887 – 1966), along with Chen Jieru (陳潔如, "Jennie", 1906–1971) was among the two concubines of Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石, 1887–1975) during the time when Chiang was also in an arranged marriage to Mao Fumei (毛福梅, 1882–1939).
While married to Mao, Chiang adopted two concubines (concubinage was still a common practice for well-to-do, non-Christian males in China): he took Yao Yecheng (姚冶誠, 1887–1966) as concubine in late 1912 and married Chen Jieru (1906–1971) in December 1921. While he was still living in Shanghai, Chiang and Yao adopted a son, Wei-kuo.
Jul 11, 2010 · In 1913, he brought back from Shanghai Yao Yecheng, who had worked in a high-class brothel in the city. Mao accepted Yao as her husband's concubine. In 1919, Chiang adopted the three-year-old...
Oct 30, 2019 · Learn about the amorous exploits of Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Chinese Republic, who had only one natural son. Discover how he met and lost Yao Yecheng, a former sing-song girl, and how she haunted him for years.
Oct 25, 2003 · She was 105. Madame Chiang, a dazzling and imperious politician, wielded immense influence in Nationalist China, but she and her husband were eventually forced by the Communist victory into exile...
Jun 19, 2009 · He and two other women (Yao Yecheng and Chen Jieru) had never been officially married.
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His second wife was Yao Yecheng, who Chiang married in 1912. They also adopted a child named Wei-Kuo. In December 1921, Chen Jeiru became his wife, and from their union was born their daughter Yaoguang. Some sources claim that Chen was Chiang’s concubine.