Tuesday 6 November 2012

~A little more about China~

I must say I am not being productive in studying for O levels. -.-"

But, I have learnt more about China the past few days after browsing baidu (百度贴吧).

I am going to share with you what the things that I have learnt!

Firstly,
Ever heard of 宋家三姐妹? I bet you don't but do you know that the 3 sisters were crucial in the development of modern republic of china from the era of 孙中山 to 蒋介石? You may be wondering how  they are important.
Photo of 3 of them together

Let me show you their husbands:
Elder sister: 宋蔼龄----- married to 孔祥熙 Richest man and finance minister of China
2nd sister: 宋美玲------ married to 孙中山 Father of Modern China, 1st President of the republic of China
3rd sister: 宋庆龄---- -- (2nd wife due to death of 1st wife) married to 蒋介石 Leader of 国民党

They have 3 brothers which were relatively not as famous as them.
They are
Elder brother: 宋子文-----------Prominent businessman and politician
2nd brother: 宋子良------------ Former Chairman of Bank of Guangzhou
3rd brother: 宋子安------------ Assumed lots of position from GM of Bank of China to banking advisory to the Communist Government

They together were part of a group of elite families that govern China at that time. It was interesting to note that 宋庆龄 is the better known of the 3 sisters due to her high profile appearances such as the negotiation with USA.

People may say this is luck, but without the perseverance of the 3 sisters in helping their husbands, I doubt China will undergo the revolution so fast and transform in to the modern day China. As said by Napoleon, "When China wakes up, she will move the world", the power and influence of China cannot be undermined and we should embrace the fact that China is rising instead of trying all methods to curb her growth.

lastly (and secretly),
I chanced upon a baidu forum dedicated just to a girl who had gotten famous overnight due to a photograph that displayed her innocence and youth. She is nicknamed the milk tea girl.


Her name is 章泽天.

A brief introduction to who she is:
She is born in 1993. This photo shows her when she was 17 in 南京外国语学院 (nanjing foreign language school) which is the most prominent school in 南京. She was even asked by the famous movie director 张艺谋 to cast as 谋女郎 (aka main actress of 张艺谋‘s movie") Fortunately, she declined that offer or else I will feel sad for her years of education. :)

What struck me from the photo was that she is multi-talent, from being an emcee for the Olympic Committee Head (when he came to Nanjing to access the city for 2014 YOG) to being in the national's team for aerobics.
Ambassador for Nanjing 2014 YOG


Ambassador for Nanjing 2014 YOG

She is currently studying in 清华大学, the top university in China, and she DSA (direct school admission) there! That is a lot harder than taking the 高考 to enter 清华!

What I have learnt from her is that she lives her life to the fullest and when I compare my life to hers, mine pales in comparison. '__' So, the main point of writing all this, I am going to enter a lot of activities in JC to enrich my youth life and not live with any regrets. sometimes, it is only through comparison that I know I am actually not as good as I thought. There are a lot other better youths out there participating in many events.

It is really a wake up call for me that, there are many things out there for me to experience and I should not be wasting time!

~back to preparation for exam~
~Ahmeng~