Chang Ch'ung-ho

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Chang Ch'ung-Ho and Hans Fränkel in November 1948

Chang Ch'ung-ho or Zhang Chonghe ( Chinese  張 充 和  /  张 充 和 , Pinyin Zhāng Chōnghé ; born May 17, 1914 in Shanghai , China; † June 17, 2015 in New Haven ), also known by her married name Ch ' ung-ho Chang Frankel , was a Chinese-American poet, calligrapher , teacher, and Kunqu opera singer. She was described in a newspaper article as "the last talented woman in the Republic of China " ( Chinese 民國 最後 一位 才女 ).

life and career

Chang Ch'ung-ho (bottom right) in 1945 with her siblings

Chang Ch'ung-ho (Zhang Chonghe) was born in Shanghai in 1914 . Her family was from Hefei , Anhui . Her great-grandfather, Zhang Shusheng ( 張樹 聲 ), was a senior army officer in the Huai Army. Her father Zhang Wuling ( 張 武 齡 ) was a teacher. Her mother Lu Ying ( 陸 英 ) was a housewife. She had six brothers and three sisters. Her eldest sister Chang Yuen-ho ( 張 元 和 ; 1907-2003) was a Kunqu expert. Her second oldest sister Chang Yun-ho ( 張允 和 ; 1909-2002) was also a Kunqu expert. Her third oldest sister Chang Chao-ho ( 張兆 和 ; 1910-2003) was a teacher and author and married to the celebrated novelist Shen Congwen .

At the age of 21, she was accepted into Peking University . After graduating, Chang Ch'ung-ho became an editor for the Central Daily News .

In 1947, Chang met the German-American sinologist Hans Fränkel at Peking University ; they married in November 1948 and settled in the United States in January 1949. They had a daughter, Emma Fränkel ( 傅 愛瑪 ) and a son, Ian Frankel. Ch'ung-ho has taught traditional Chinese culture at Yale University , Harvard University, and 20 other universities .

After the Cultural Revolution , Chang visited Suzhou in 1979 . In 1986, Chang Ch'ung-ho and her sister Chang Yuen-ho attended a theater performance in Beijing commemorating the 370th anniversary of Tang Xianzu's death . In the fall of 2004, Chang Ch'ung-ho exhibited paintings in Beijing.

Chang Ch'ung-ho died on June 17, 2015 in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of 101.

Works (selection)

  • Taohuayu ( 桃花魚 ) peach blossom fish

literature

  • Kang-i Sun Chang: Calligraphy of Ch'ung-ho Chang Frankel. Selected Inscriptions. Oxford University Press, 2009.
  • Annping Chin: Four Sisters of Hofei. A history. Simon and Schuster, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4391-2587-8 . ( books.google.com )

Web links

Commons : Chang Chung-Ho  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 张 充 和 · 戏梦人生. (No longer available online.) In: Beijing Evening News. June 11, 2015, archived from the original on June 21, 2015 ; Retrieved June 20, 2015 (Chinese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bjwb.bjd.com.cn
  2. ↑ a b c 民国 最后 一位 才女 张 充 和 逝世 悼念 张 充 和 逝世 _ 凤凰 读书. In: Phoenix Television (ifeng). June 18, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015 (Chinese).
  3. ↑ a b c "最后 的 才女" 张 充 和 去世 合肥 四 姐妹 成 绝 响. In: news.163.com. June 18, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015 (Chinese).
  4. ↑ 張 充 和 去世 被 評 "為 九 如 巷 張家 的 民國 往事 畫 上 句 點". In: politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved November 17, 2015 (Chinese).
  5. ↑ 张 充 和 去世 真正 的 女神 一去不返. In: news.zynews.com. June 19, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015 (Chinese).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chang is the family name here, Ch'ung-ho is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chang, Ch'ung-ho
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zhang, Chonghe; Frankel, Ch'ung-ho Chang (full name); 張 充 和 (Chinese); 张 充 和 (Chinese); Zhāng Chōnghé (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese-American poet, calligrapher, teacher and Kunqu opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Shanghai , Republic of China
DATE OF DEATH 17th June 2015
Place of death New Haven (Connecticut)