Hu Shi has the reputation of the first matchmaker in the Republic of China and has made great contributions to countless sentient families. He likes to watch young people fall in love and has presided over more than 50 weddings.
According to the known records, most of this 150 marriage is a peer of Hu Shi's friends and younger scholars, and the achievements are mostly academic couples; Wedding venues are mostly in China. But once Hu Shi got married in the United States, there were photos of the wedding scene, but so far no researchers have made it public.
1939 May 12 recorded his wedding in America. He wrote:
Today, the curator of our library, You Jun, held a wedding with Ms. Zhang Taizhen. Teacher Zhang's daughter, Zhang Lulu, came with the Shanghai Troupe. When I was sick in new york, they performed in new york and often met Ms. Zhang to get engaged. I married them.
This was the only wedding during Hu Shi's tenure as ambassador to the United States. It's for embassy secretary you and American actor Zhang Taizhen. Juventus was then the second secretary of the embassy, leading the diplomatic work with Hu Shi; Later, he visited the United States and served as the accompanying secretary of Song. In 1960s, he was the Consul General of Taiwan Province Province in the United States, and he was a diligent and promising diplomat. In fact, his wife Zhang Taizhen also comes from a diplomat's family. His father Zhang Lu 'ao opened a law firm in Hankou from 19 12. He used to be the legal adviser of Li and Wu, the section chief of Hankou section of Sichuan-Guangdong Railway. 65438-0927 Director of Hankou Third Special Economic Zone. Since the following year, he has served as the director of the collegiate bench of Hankou Commodity Inspection Bureau and the high commissioner of the preparatory committee for the return of Nanjing and Ahava. 1930 went to Chile as the representative of the Republic of China in Chile. 1931March was appointed as the Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China in Chile. 3 1,1In March, 939, Hu Shi's diary also recorded that Zhang Lu 'ao invited her to dinner and announced the engagement of her daughter to Wen Jian, a library secretary and friend. As you can imagine, one is a young diplomat who is performing his duties and the other is a diplomat's family. It can be said that both are suitable. When Hu saw his success, he happily married the couple at the embassy.
This special wedding photo is treasured in the Library of Congress. Hu Shi, then ambassador to the United States, took a group photo with two couples. The photos are accompanied by English remarks and translated into Chinese. Miss Virginia Zhang, the movie star of China Cultural Drama Club, changed from the queen in the play to the bride in reality yesterday. She married Mr. You, Second Secretary of China Embassy, and the wedding was held in beautiful twin oaks. Witness Hu Shi, the American ambassador to China, held a short ceremony for the wedding. The photos from left to right are: Ambassador Hu Shi of China, the bride and you.
Interestingly, when Hu Shi was newly married, the word whirlwindromance was used in his photo notes, meaning lightning love; It can be said that two couples fell in love at first sight, or their marriage was a flash marriage. From 0755 to 79000, when I was sick in new york, they were all acting in new york, so I often met Ms. Zhang and got engaged. Hu Shi, from new york, fell in love at first sight. This period is 1938 to 65438+February to 1939. Their engagement was completed at the end of March of that year, and the wedding was held in May, which was neither unpleasant nor lightning-proof. According to the popular saying now, it is flash marriage.
Hu Shi's flash marriage in the United States is a special witness of foreign love. As a researcher or a researcher of modern history, Hu Shi can ignore this point, because it seems to have little to do with the historical view. But this is Hu Shi. This is real life. He pursues truth and loves life. Although he went to America to do hard research.