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Soong Sisters

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Image:Soong sisters.jpg|right|The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters (宋家姐妹 pinyin: S?ngjiā Jiěm?i) were three women whose husbands were amongst China's most significant political figures of the early 20th century.
It was popularly said that "one loved money, one loved power, and one loved China" (一個愛錢、一個愛權、一個愛國; pinyin: y? g? a? qi?n, y? g? a? qu?n, y? g? a? gu?).

The three sisters were:
  • Soong Ai-ling, the eldest and the one who "loved money", was married to the richest man and finance minister of China, H. H. Kung.

  • Soong Ching-ling, the one who "loved China," was married to Father of the Nation and first President of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen.

  • Soong May-ling, youngest and the one who "loved power", was married to the leader of the Kuomintang|Nationalist Party, Generalissimo of the Chinese armies, and later President of the Republic of China|President, Chiang Kai-shek.


Their father was American-educated Methodist minister Charlie Soong, who made a fortune selling Bibles in China.

Their three brothers were all high ranking officials in the Republic of China government.



  • http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/firstforwomen/soong/ General intro by Wesleyan College

  • A film about the sisters, imdb title|id=0120164|title=Song jia huang chao


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Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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