The story of Peter Mu's family is a stark example of a foreigner's love for Chinese culture and their deep attachment to China as their second home. Their experience of settling in China, as well as their love for traditional Chinese culture, reflect their emotional identification with China.
The names of Mu Aizhong and Mu Aihua also fully reflect their love for Chinese culture and respect for China.
Aizhong and Aihua's grandfather, Mu Airen, was an American-born scholar. At the age of 19, while studying at the University of California, he became interested in the mysterious and distant country of China.
Although it was the time of the Sino-Japanese War and the idea of going to China seemed out of reach, Mu Airen did not give up. While learning Chinese on his own, he actively looked for opportunities to explore China one day.
He firmly believes that what he sees in person is the most real.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the squadron was fighting bloodily, but Mu Airen was lucky to get the opportunity to go to Japan to study. Although the cultural differences between China and Japan are huge and almost unrelated, Mu Airen did not hesitate to sign up.
He believed that Japan was China's neighbor, and this was his rare opportunity to get closer to China. As a result, he became a member of the group that went to Japan to participate in academic exchanges. However, this trip to Japan deepened his affection for China, and he spent almost every day looking at China across the ocean and imagining life there.
After the academic exchange activity, Mu Airen was reluctant to return and chose not to return the same way, but chose to venture to China. However, the Japanese army's war of aggression against China closed all the coastal passes and stopped all flights, and smuggling became the only way.
Luckily, he gained a lot of experience during his time in Japan and managed to find a smuggling ship and secretly returned to China.
Mu Airen originally thought that this ancient territory would be full of **, people would get along according to etiquette, and the land was fertile enough to feed hundreds of millions of people, but the scene in front of him was diametrically opposed to his imagination.
All he saw was the devastation, the ruins that had been trampled by the Japanese army, and the ordinary people who didn't know where to go tomorrow. This made Mu Airen feel extremely painful, he did not expect that the land he loved so much had now become a scorched earth.
In order to change all this, he decided to stay and do something for China. Introduced by a friend, he worked as an English teacher at a middle school in Yangkou, Shunchang. Seeing a group of innocent children struggling in the war, Mu Airen's heart was even more sad.
He began to do what he could to help his classmates. However, such days did not last long, and Japanese bombers soon flew over Fujian and carried out a brutal bombing of the land.
Mu Airen looked at the students and Chinese who were terrified under enemy fire every day, and a sense of unspeakable helplessness surged in his heart. There was a period of time when they had to take refuge in the mountains and forests almost every day, and that period became the most difficult period in Mu Airen's life, lack of food and clothing, bombs that could be dropped by the Japanese army at any time, and various difficulties continued to torment them, Mu Airen was physically and mentally traumatized, and there was nowhere to escape.
However, even in such a difficult situation, Mu Airen still insisted on leading students to learn English songs every day, encouraging students to support each other and overcome difficulties together. When the bombing of Japanese planes stopped, Mu Airen could not help but feel an indescribable grief in his heart when he saw his former house in ruins.
In this kind of tempering, Mu Airen's thinking gradually changed, how can the fate of a country be manipulated by others? In 1941, the United States sent General Chennault to form the "Chinese Air Force American Volunteer Air Force to Aid China", which is also known as the "Flying Tigers".
Although Mu Airen, a lieutenant from the U.S. Air Force's Flying Tigers, has changed, his determination to help China drive out the invaders has not changed. In order to better integrate into China, he changed his name to Mu Airen, which means "benevolence", and he always admonished himself to have a benevolent heart.
When he flew the plane over China, he felt extremely happy, because he could only hide in the air-raid shelter and watch the Japanese planes bomb before, but now he can contribute to China.
Through the joint efforts of everyone, on August 15, 1945, Japan officially surrendered and withdrew from China, and the end of World War II. During the three years he spent in China, he helped the Chinese people tide over the difficulties and experienced the joy of Chinese, and for him, this land was full of deep nostalgia.
Although he was deeply attached to China, due to the uncertainty of the situation, Mu Airen had to leave the country he loved for a while and marry his fiancée. Mu Airen's wife understands and supports his feelings, because she also has an appreciative attitude towards the distant eastern lands.
Mu Airen returned to China with his wife to live for a while, and their child was born in China and named Peter Mu. However, tensions between China and the United States forced Mu to return to the United States, but his heart was always in China.
Under his education, Peter Muslim was interested in China from an early age and was even fluent in the Hokkien dialect. He firmly believes that China is his homeland and that one day he will return there.
However, due to the contradictions between China and the United States, Mu Airen has not been able to return to Fujian. He lived in Taiwan for 12 years, and it wasn't until Peter Muhammad was about to start high school that the family returned to the United States. During these twelve years, although he was unable to travel to the mainland in person, his love for the continent did not diminish.
Under the influence of his father, his affection for China deepened.
During his studies at Harvard University, Peter Muslim not only took Chinese and Japanese as electives, but also met a girl who also loves Chinese, Allen. After a long period of study and exchange, the two fell in love with each other and entered the palace of marriage.
Alan changed his name to Mu Yanling, and the two had two lovely daughters together, Mu Aizhong and Mu Aihua. With Kissinger's secret visit to China in the 70s, the gap between China and the United States was broken.
In 1988, Peter Muhammad was offered the opportunity to work in China, and the American Bible Union invited him to work at the Charity Church in Nanjing. After receiving the blessing of his father and his wife and daughter, Mu Peter took Mu Yanling and his two daughters to Nanjing, where he settled ever since.
In order to adapt his two daughters to the Chinese living environment as soon as possible, Peter Mu did not send them to school immediately, but let them adapt to the Chinese routine and living habits at home before teaching them to learn Chinese.
Fortunately, they are still young and have strong learning ability, and it didn't take long for them to fully master Chinese. Having an education in the United States made them cheerful, so they quickly adapted to the Chinese environment, and quickly mingled with their classmates after entering the school.
Although some people will watch because of their unique blonde hair and blue eyes, and even girls will watch when they go to the toilet, they feel a warm kindness.
Some students will praise them for their beauty, and some students will try their best to help them learn Chinese. Mu Aizhong and Mu Aihua spent a happy childhood in this place.
Sisters Mu Aihua: From the stage to the whole country, showing the charm of China with art When Nanjing held the Golden Autumn Business Fair, the organizers faced a difficult problem: how to showcase the artistic characteristics of Nanjing in the international conference?
They searched all over Nanjing, but they didn't find a suitable young actor to perform. At this time, someone recommended two sisters, Mu Aizhong and Mu Aihua, who successfully attracted the attention of the organizers with their bright appearance and standard English speech.
In a short period of time, through hard rehearsals, they successfully performed Henan Opera and Peking Opera without a sense of disobedience. This wonderful performance amazes everyone.
Since then, they have become frequent visitors to the Nanjing Little Red Flower Art Troupe and are deeply loved by the teachers. Under this influence, the Mu Aihua sisters gradually integrated into Chinese culture.
In 1995, CCTV invited them to participate in the award ceremony of the Spring Festival Gala, and at this time the two officially changed their names to "Aizhong" and "Aihua". They sang "Our People Are So Happy Today" on the stage, which aroused a warm response from the audience across the country.
With their talents and efforts, the Mu Aihua sisters have successfully brought the artistic characteristics of Nanjing to the world. Their stories show us that with dreams and perseverance, anyone can achieve their goals.
Mu Airen's family: For China, they have been giving. Aihua, as the first bilingual host of New China, regards China as her first hometown, and her deep love is touching.
Mu Airen looked at his granddaughter Aihua and was proud of her achievements, but at this time he was already in his eighties, and his physical condition did not allow him to continue to dedicate himself to his work.
In 2005, Mu had to travel to the United States due to heart problems, and before leaving, his students left him a greeting card, hoping that he would return soon.
However, Mu Airen did not get a second glimpse of China as soon as he left, and he died in a hospital in the United States. Nevertheless, Mu's last wish was that his descendants would remain in China forever.
It was with grief that Peter sprinkled his father's ashes into the Minjiang River, believing that this wish would come true in 2039. Now, Peter Mu has also received a green card in China, and he will stay in China forever.
The dedication and love of this family allows us to see their deep love and commitment to China.