Hong Cheng - Hsueh Waide, Pu Chin
22,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in 1-2 Wochen
payback
11 °P sammeln
  • Broschiertes Buch

Hong Cheng: Memoirs of a Turbulent Life through Sunlight-tinted Red Earth Storm is a compilation of memoirs of Hsueh Chi Pei translated from his Chinese brushstrokes or told to me when he was over eighty years old.He begins his story from the place of his birth in a tiny village Dawu at the border of Sichuan, China, and Kham, Tibet; through primary and middle school in KhangDing and ChengDu; to the war and political colleges in Nanking and eventually to Chungking; and World War II and the Japanese invasion of China.It tells of his early years: his stern father who was almost never at home…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Hong Cheng: Memoirs of a Turbulent Life through Sunlight-tinted Red Earth Storm is a compilation of memoirs of Hsueh Chi Pei translated from his Chinese brushstrokes or told to me when he was over eighty years old.He begins his story from the place of his birth in a tiny village Dawu at the border of Sichuan, China, and Kham, Tibet; through primary and middle school in KhangDing and ChengDu; to the war and political colleges in Nanking and eventually to Chungking; and World War II and the Japanese invasion of China.It tells of his early years: his stern father who was almost never at home because of his job as protectorate of the far western and southern regions of the realm, his encounters with the local Tibetans boys who were always at odds with the Han boys, and his meetings with several holy lamas and monks. With his father's insistence, he was one of the first Chinese boys, at the age of seven, to start English lessons, which served him well in his later years. With his unusual curly hair and quick wit, he was a very popular little figure in his village. He spoke about his work in the Opium Detox Center where he met his wife and how he accompanied her to meet her family and were caught in the line of refugees escaping from the Japanese. All in all the book describes what the title tried to describe; a life full of change and strife but with glints of sunshine and humor. I have kept the title of this book as close a translation to Hong Cheng as possible. He deliberately refused to get into the political climate of the times, except for a few remarks and observations here and there, because it was simply too painful for him to relive those conditions. So, I let be at that. He was not very specific about dates and spoke almost like a stream of consciousness, and as he narrated, we wept and I transcribed/. Occasionally, we had to consult a Chinese-English dictionary when I could not find the word or meaning he was trying to express.
Autorenporträt
Pu-Chin (nee Hsueh) Waide was born in HweiZhou, Anhwei, China. She and her parents moved to India when she was six. She studied and graduated in Loreto Convent Darjeeling. In 1958 she was sent to UC Berkeley for further studies, there she met her husband E. Bevan Waide. In 1961 They moved to Washington DC, where Bevan joined IBRD. Here they settle had a daughter and son and started family. After some travels abroad for the World bank, in 1973 Bevan decided to returned to England. Here, they settled in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where Pu-Chin returned to university and obtained a BA in Urban Geography and Regional Planning. In 1976 they returned to the World bank and settled in Great Falls, Va. In 2003, her husband died. Pu-Chin continues to live in Great Falls where sounds of laughter from some of her grand children and many friends is often heard.