Chiang Kai-shek's life was full of controversy that could not be judged in simple terms. With the end of the Liberation War, Chiang Kai-shek and the remnants of his troops fled to Taiwan, and the mainland began to move towards prosperity and stability.
By the 70s of the 20th century, Chiang Kai-shek's life was not peaceful, even in Taiwan, and his health declined sharply, deteriorating day by day.
Chiang Kai-shek's death in Taiwan in 1975 caused a strong reaction throughout China and even Taiwan. His funeral was magnificent, and the whole of Taiwan was immersed in grief.
Despite a lavish funeral, Chiang Kai-shek's body was not buried in Taiwan. Instead, it was parked in Cihu Lake after being embalmed and remains unburied.
Years later, experts examined the remains, which found to have decomposed to a certain extent. The discovery raised widespread skepticism, and Weng Yuan, Chiang Kai-shek's former personal non-commissioned officer, revealed the details.
Before his death, Chiang Kai-shek was still struggling to return to the mainland. Despite his best efforts, he was never able to achieve this goal. After he left the mainland and fled to Taiwan, the mainland gradually stabilized and continued to grow stronger.
This made Chiang Kai-shek deeply worried and unable to let go. It was not until 1972 that the news of Nixon's visit to China came that Chiang Kai-shek fell into a panic. He tried to contact the United States and other countries that had supported him, but found that in just a few months, many countries had established diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland and severed ties with Taiwan.
With the closure of Taiwan's embassies abroad one by one, those stationed abroad could only flee in a hurry, and the successive blows put Chiang Kai-shek in an unprecedented predicament. He was even more panicked than when he was defeated in Taiwan, he didn't know what to eat, and he couldn't sleep at night.
What's even more terrifying is that in the face of this situation, he has no way to deal with it. Despite his various announcements, he was unable to stabilize the hearts of those who followed him and could not convince himself.
He froze helplessly, clinging to his unrealistic dreams. In the midst of endless anxiety, he realized that he was most afraid and had to face the problem - he was getting old and his health was getting worse.
He decided to pass on power to Chiang Ching-kuo, ending his unrealistic dreams.
Although everything seemed logical and Chiang Ching-kuo ascended to a high position, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was never calm. The news from the mainland was like a blow to the head, and finally the eighty-year-old man completely collapsed.
After his retirement, Chiang Kai-shek did not enjoy a quiet old age, and his physical condition was not optimistic. First chronic prostatitis, then pneumonia, and his retirement life was filled with hospital companionship.
However, he still did not give up on the desire to return to the mainland, which made his seriously ill body even more painful and anxious. During his hospitalization, he even kept his condition strictly secret, lest the news leak out.
Even on New Year's Day in 1973, he issued a letter to all Taiwan compatriots, saying that everything would pass and everything would get better.
His actions are a clear expression of his determination to stay in control despite his illness. After more than a year in the hospital, his condition improved, and he even discussed the international and political situation with Chiang Ching-kuo.
However, only six months later, in early 1975, he was admitted to the hospital for health reasons. Maybe it was because he felt a huge change in his body, and he no longer forced himself.
In March 1975, he made an oral will, the authenticity of which is still to be confirmed.
He once stated in his will that he hoped to rest the coffin in Cihu after his death, because it was most like his hometown. This is deeply admirable, he always adhered to the belief that he was Chinese, and had a deep affection for his hometown in the last moments of his life.
His hometown is located at the mouth of Fenghua Creek, with beautiful scenery and towering ancient trees, so at the last moment of his life, he may also be very eager to return to his hometown.
Chiang Kai-shek died, the funeral was solemn, and the body was temporarily placed in Cihu On the night of Chiang Kai-shek's death, thunder and lightning overhung Taipei, and heavy rain poured down, such weather and Chiang Kai-shek's illness made the entire Chiang family fall into tension and anxiety, and Soong Meiling was even more worried all night.
Finally, Chiang Kai-shek, who was already old, failed to overcome his illness and passed away at the age of 89. Two hours after his death, the Taiwanese authorities issued a notice of his death.
Seven hours after his death, Yan Jiagan took over the position of ** and issued his first order after taking office, that is, to park Chiang Kai-shek's body in the "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall" for people to see.
Before the coffin was moved to the "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall", Chiang Ching-kuo personally dressed him, dressing him with seven pairs of trousers and seven clothes, including a robe and a horse coat, according to the customs of his hometown.
Among his coffins, the most striking items are four books, including his favorite Three People's Doctrines, and his Bible related to religion. In addition, there are "Desert Sweet Springs" and "Tang Poems".
From his relics and funeral customs, we can see that he deeply misses his hometown, hence this special way. At Chiang Kai-shek's funeral, there was an endless stream of people who came to see him off, including his old subordinates and ordinary people.
Chiang Kai-shek's death was a major event in Taiwan, and the grand funeral attracted many people who came to pay their respects to his remains. Not only that, under the leadership of Chiang Ching-kuo, all the ** people in Taiwan wore suits, prostrate on the ground, and knelt down to mourn.
This scene took place in the seventies of the twentieth century, which is rare, sad and ridiculous.
On top of the bronze coffin, his body lay quietly. He Yingqin, Xue Yue and others first covered the blue sky and white sun flag on his coffin, and then, the successor Yan Jiagan recited the sacrificial text.
After the ceremony, the ** Church ceremony was held, and Pastor Zhou Lianhua presided over the ** Church's unique memorial service and requiem ceremony for him. In this way, his coffin was sent to Cihu in a hearse.
The hearse was decorated with 200,000 chrysanthemums, and 99 gendarmerie cars were escorted by the road. According to the Taiwan Daily, on the way to Cihu, many people knelt down to greet his coffin.
On the way of the hearse, all the merchants and road builders voluntarily stopped their business and paid for Chiang Kai-shek's funeral. Although it caused a lot of trouble in their lives, they had no complaints.
Chiang Kai-shek's funeral was unprecedented, and his coffin was finally placed in Cihu with special guards. Surprisingly, Chiang Kai-shek's body was not immediately buried in Cihu, but was embalmed and kept there for a long time.
There are different theories as to why he was not buried immediately. Some people speculate that Chiang Kai-shek hoped to be buried with Mr. Sun Yat-sen after the success of the mainland.
For this point of view, some people think that although Chiang Kai-shek left a will on the mainland, this seems too unrealistic and does not seem like what Chiang Kai-shek would say.
However, people are more inclined to another view than this view, that is, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to bury his body in his homeland after the success of the **mainland.
This view is obviously more reasonable and more in line with the beliefs of most people, because in the final analysis, it is a concept in the bones of the Chinese. As a man of tradition and filial piety, Chiang Kai-shek had a deep affection for his mother and hometown, so it was only natural for him to want to return to his hometown after his death.
After Chiang Kai-shek's death, his body was not buried, and his body was highly concerned within the Kuomintang and Chiang's family. According to his personal bodyguard Weng Yuan, after Jiang's death, various methods of preserving the body were proposed, and even authoritative experts were invited for consultation.
However, the recommendations of the experts were ultimately not adopted because the options proposed by the experts were unacceptable. Experts in Taiwan have proposed a method of using potions to preserve the remains, but all the internal organs of the person must be removed.
This method of preservation allows the body to be preserved for a longer period of time.
In the face of strong opposition from Soong Meiling and Chiang Ching-kuo, among others, experts realized that a stable way to preserve Chiang Kai-shek's body had to be found. Although they were helpless against the demands of the Chiang family and the Kuomintang, after many discussions, they finally decided to adopt the safest way, that is, to inject *** into Chiang Kai-shek's body.
It is a commonly used substance in hospital morgues, which can effectively temporarily preserve the body of the deceased. Although this approach may be controversial, experts believe it is the best solution that can be found under the circumstances.
The original intention of preserving Chiang Kai-shek's body was to be admired, but the practice of the Chiang family caused dissatisfaction among many people within the Kuomintang. They thought the Jiang family's behavior was excessive.
No matter how it is preserved, there is no way to avoid the decay of the body over time. According to Weng Yuan's recollection, Jiang's body was preserved by the *** liquid injection method, but this method could not maintain the original state of the body for a long time.
The era of Chiang Gong is history, but the whereabouts of his body are still undecided, and it is inevitable that he will decay day by day. In fact, with the passage of time, the preservation of Jiang Gong's body was no longer of great significance.
Moreover, Jiang Gong's initial wish may only be to return to his hometown for burial after the success of the ** mainland, rather than not being unable to return.
Weng Yuan, who was Chiang Kai-shek's personal non-commissioned officer, witnessed the legend of his life due to his close relationship with Chiang. Until Chiang Kai-shek's death, Weng Yuan was by his side. Weng Yuan once recalled that Chiang Kai-shek was a man who deeply loved his motherland, and although he was eventually forced to leave the mainland, he still firmly believed that he was Chinese and that his hometown was the place he would return to no matter what.
Chiang Kai-shek's oral testament was full of longing for his hometown, and in the later years of his serious illness, he fantasized about returning to the mainland all the time. Regrettably, however, Chiang Kai-shek was unable to return to the mainland, and even his body could only be placed in a place similar to his hometown.
His soul, his heart's desire, longed to return to his hometown and settle down.