A Song of Confusion: Chonghe Zonghe Talks About Art
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Among the ten siblings of the Zhang family, Chonghe is the closest to his eldest brother Zonghe, not only because they are only one year apart in age, but also because of their common interests in poetry, Kunqu opera, calligraphy, etc. In 1949, amid the turmoil of the current situation, Chonghe moved to the United States with her husband Fu Hansi, while Zonghe stayed in Guizhou to teach. From then on, they were far apart and never saw each other again. Wei Yin wrote endlessly, traveled across the ocean, and asked each other's shortcomings. From April 15, 1949, when Chonghe received his first letter after going to the United States, to December 8, 1976, when Zonghe sent his last letter before his death, nearly thirty years passed on paper. The content covers the topics of growing flowers and grass, food, clothing, housing and transportation, singing about people and old stories, talking about poetry, calligraphy and painting, literature and history... Put aside the glitz and pretense, the words are sincere and the writing is simple and interesting. More than 300 letters, more than 300,000 words, written in small characters, are not only a witness to the gentleness of the Zhang family and the friendship between siblings, but also a microcosm of the personal destiny of the times in special years.
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