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Soong Ai-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋藹齡; simplified Chinese: 宋蔼龄; pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), legally Soong E-ling or Eling Soong (July 15, 1889 – October 20, 1973), was a Chinese businesswoman, the eldest of the Soong sisters and the wife of H. H. Kung (Kung Hsiang-Hsi), who was the richest man in the early 20th century ...
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.
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.
Mar 26, 2016 · In the summer of 1907, two sisters, Ching-ling Soong (15 years of age) and Mei-ling Soong (9 years of age) were brought by their aunt and uncle to attend and board at the Miss Clara Barton Potwin School in Summit.
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Dec 8, 2014 · Ai-ling (1890-1973), the eldest, was an outspoken tomboy with a talent for business. On her return to Shanghai, she worked as a secretary for Dr Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the revolution that...
Oct 29, 2019 · On Nov. 22 1943, The President Of The U.S.A, Franklin D. Roosevelt meets General Chang Kai-Shek and his wife Soong May-Ling in Cairo to arrange the conditions to be proposed to Japan after...
Soong Ai-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋藹齡; simplified Chinese: 宋蔼龄; pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), legally Soong E-ling or Eling Soong (July 15, 1889 – October 20, 1973), was a Chinese businesswoman, the eldest of the Soong sisters and the wife of H. H. Kung (Kung Hsiang-Hsi), who was the richest man in the early 20th century Republic of ...
