Picture 1 shows Soong Ching Ling and Sun Yat-sen, while picture 2 shows a small photo of her. After seeing these two **, many people can't help but sigh: "Time flies." The implication is that the years have taken away Song Qingling's face. This view is actually a misreading, Song Qingling's beauty does not diminish with the passage of time, but she actively chose to "erase" the makeup of her youth.
When she was with Sun Yat-sen, Song Qingling's dress was always extremely elegant, and her makeup was even more dazzling. However, after Sun Yat-sen's death, she never deliberately dressed up. Even when taking a small photo of Picture 2, even though it was an important occasion, she only applied a little powder. After the death of her husband, she has always dressed in dark colors, as shown in Figure 2. The hairstyle is even more unchanged, neatly combed to the back of the head, and not a single hair is exposed.
Behind this change, it is related to the Kuomintang's ** to her. After Sun Yat-sen's death, Chiang Kai-shek's attitude suddenly changed and he began to deviate from revolutionary ideas. In this regard, Soong Ching-ling, who resolutely inherited Sun Yat-sen's legacy, was angry and resolutely broke with Chiang Kai-shek. As she distanced herself from the Kuomintang, she gradually moved closer to the Communist Party and became one of the leaders of the democratic and progressive movement.
Soong Ching-ling's influence gradually expanded, but this caused discontent among the Kuomintang. When the co-optation plan failed, the Kuomintang began to spread all kinds of "gossip" to Soong Ching-ling. Even Sun Yat-sen's right-hand man, Chen Youren, was involved, and the Kuomintang fabricated the news of the secret marriage between the two, and even their honeymoon was "exposed".
The KMT's motives were obvious: as long as Soong Ching-ling remarried, it would be difficult for her to maintain her former political influence and continue to talk about "carrying on Sun Yat-sen's legacy." In the face of the Kuomintang's groundless accusations against him, Soong Ching-ling felt extremely angry. She took active steps to clarify the facts, and at the same time wrote a letter to Han Suyin, who had extensive influence in the West. In the letter, she stated: "For a long time, my enemies and some untruthful preachers have made a big fuss about my marriage and slandered me. She asked Han Suyin to make it public, restore the truth, and set the record straight.
However, it is a pity that in her later years, Song Qingling was still affected by various gossip about marriage. Even her adopted daughter became the object of rumors and was claimed to be Song Qingling's biological daughter. In this regard, Song Qingling couldn't cry or laugh helplessly. However, anyone with a discerning eye understands that her adopted daughter Sui Yongqing cannot be her biological daughter. First, Sui Yongqing was born when Song Qingling was 64 years old, and second, Song Qingling had his uterus removed due to a uterine mass when he was 40 years old.
How to avoid these slanders has become a question that Song Qingling has been unable to answer. She can only use a simple and serious attitude to avoid splashing these "dirty water" on herself as much as possible. In the Analects, it is said: "The gentleman is frank and open, and the villain is often related." Soong Ching Ling always believed that light could overcome darkness. In the end, with her own efforts, she let the world see the truth. However, behind every great person is accompanied by sacrifice, and for Song Qingling, the price paid for her greatness is the "beauty" of her youth.
Although Song Qingling tried to avoid the splash of "dirty water" in her later years, her beauty still shines in the hearts of the world. The vast majority of people still believe that among the three Song sisters, she is the most beautiful. In the ** women's list, she is still one of the most beautiful women.