Queen of the WestZhou Shuping: The first beauty in South China, a female warrior
Shanghai celebrities are known for their communication, starting with Tang Ying and Lu Xiaoman. He was followed by Zhou Shuping and Chen Haoming. "That's what I'm going to talk about today"The next"Zhou Shuping, we have already talked about her seventh sister Zhou Zhifu before.
In 1916, Zhou Jinjue's family took a photo at their home on Seymour Road (now North Shaanxi Road) in Shanghai. At that time, the fashion was to be equal between men and women, and women's studies began to be valued. In order to train his eight daughters to become educated ladies, Zhou Jinjue decided to send them to Shanghai Chinese and Western Girls' High School.
This aristocratic school uses all-English teaching materials and requires residential accommodation. Here, without the help of a maid, everything has to be done by yourself. This life changes the way girls live, cultivating their independence and hands-on skills.
The eight sisters of the Zhou family are all graceful and elegant, among which the third sister Zhou Shuping is the most outstanding, who was once known as the "Queen of China and the West" and appeared on the cover of "Liangyou" magazine.
No one is a natural star, and Zhou Shuping is no exception. When she first came into contact with public speaking, her performance was not outstanding, and she would even blush, be shy, and afraid to speak in crowded situations.
Legend has it that when she was studying Chinese and Western girls, she cried in her first public speech because of nervousness, helplessness, and embarrassment. However, Zhou Shuping is a cheerful, optimistic and unyielding girl, and she firmly believes that the more she makes a fool, the more she can prove her strength.
This personality made her extremely brave, and she summed up the experience of her first failure and began to practice constantly, because the worst is nothing more than that. Gradually, she was no longer afraid of making a fool of herself and became generous and confident.
Finally, she stood on the stage of the school auditorium and performed the English drama "Snow White" with her classmates.
Zhou Shuping, a brave and persistent girl, was inspired by a successful performance and started her accelerated life. Join the choir and learn to swim, ride a horse, ride a bike, play tennis, read poetry, learn dance and piano, and even challenge yourself in landscape painting.
Her talent has been in the limelight. However, Chow is not satisfied with these achievements, she prefers to explore new areas. Thanks to the bilingual education of Chinese and Western girls' studies, she has developed a strong interest in translating the original English works.
In addition to her studies, she began to try her hand at translating short literary works in English, which were published in high-quality magazines such as Zephyr. Her translation of Napoleon and Daisley was published at the Beijing Friendship Publishing House, where it received an enthusiastic response and convinced people of her abilities as a translator.
She is not only a talented translator, but also admires her literary attainments. In Taiwan, she has published a number of works, and along with Lin Haiyin, she is known as a female writer.
Her appearance was like opening the door to a treasure trove, shining brightly. Soon, she made her mark in the high social world and became a recognized "social queen", leading the lifestyle of the new era of Shanghai Tang.
Among the many suitors, Li Zukan, a wealthy kid and engineer, finally won her heart. Zhou Shuping's elegance is peerless, worthy of a grand and luxurious wedding.
On the wedding day, celebrities from all walks of life happily came to bless the couple, and her close friends took care of her as bridesmaids and photographers.
On February 9, 1949, Zhou Jinjue passed away. After the war, the children of the Zhou family scattered in all directions, only the seventh daughter Zhou Zhifu stayed, and Zhou Shuping and his wife went to Hong Kong and never returned to their hometown.
Many Shanghainese settle in North Point on Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, and Chow lives on Cameron Road. She often plays mahjong, eats and chats with old friends in Shanghai, and sometimes goes to Taiwan to visit relatives and friends.
Although he is over half a hundred years old, Zhou Shuping, who pursues perfection, has never given up the delicacy of his youth. In his book Once Upon a Time in Shanghai: The Last Mazuka, the writer Shu Di wrote: "My mother and Zhou Shuping have been friends for more than half a century, but strangely enough, I never met her when I was in Shanghai, and I didn't see her until I arrived in Hong Kong in early 1983.
My mother asked me to call her Aunt Lee and told me that she was a writer. At the time, I just felt that this auntie was dressed ...... wasn't appropriate for her age"Zhou Shuping is still dressed like a girl, and sometimes she wears heavy makeup, as if she is going on a grand date.
Even though she was desolate and lonely in her later years, she still seriously painted her eyebrows, painted her lips, applied powder, and wore bright and dazzling fashion fashion every day, walking on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui, attracting frequent sideways from passers-by.
Local residents and shop clerks nicknamed her "Old Beauty". She may have heard of this nickname, but I guess she doesn't care, because she has always maintained the elegance and upbringing that a celebrity should have.
She is like a brave "female warrior", running freely in her world.
Some people say that this is a kind of dignity and tenacity that goes deep into her bone marrow, a kind of persistence in protecting her own dignity, and this is a kind of respect that she rejects the pity of others and gives herself.
It has been said that one of the hallmarks of aging is nostalgia. Perhaps, wandering in a foreign land, experiencing glory and loneliness, experiencing prosperity and war, she is reminiscing about the past in this unique way.
Author: Qiu Yue Rong, simple, loves life, and likes all interesting words.