kang youwei
Kang Youwei was born in a feudal aristocratic family. With the collapse of the late Qing Dynasty, Kang Youwei began to get in touch with western advanced culture, knew the importance of change, and actively advocated reform and self-improvement. However, in the later period, this seemingly enlightened reformer went the wrong way. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Kang Youwei fled to Japan, claiming to hold the imperial edict of Emperor Guangxu and set up a royalist party, and began a series of actions against the reform.
Whether a historical figure can be praised and admired by future generations depends not only on his contribution, but also on his character. The private life of this late Qing man is really flattering. Although Kang Youwei advocated equality between men and women and monogamy all his life, he made love everywhere and showed great compassion.
kang youwei
Kang Youwei married six wives in his life. Surprisingly, these women were all married at the age of 16 or 17.
In the first spring, Kang Youwei married his 22-year-old wife Zhang Yunzhu at the age of 19. Although his wife is slightly older than Kang Youwei, Zhang Yunzhu is gentle, generous and petite, and Kang Youwei likes her very much.
Zhang Yunzhu
The following spring, Kang Youwei lived a happy family life for many years. During this period, he participated in the reform and advocated "monogamy". However, when Kang Youwei was 39 years old, he married his second concubine, Liang Suijue. When he got married, the woman was 17 years old. Two months later, the Reform Movement of 1898 failed, and Kang Youwei fled to Japan. Thanks to Liang Suijue's company, how else would he spend his lonely days?
Liang Suijue
In the third spring, 5 1 year-old Kang Youwei not only won many admirers, but also made a speech for his royalist career in the United States, creating a romantic history. Overseas Chinese He Youli just turned 17 years old. Influenced by his father, he worshipped Kang Youwei, and they fell in love at first sight. Although the difference between them is over 30 years old, they are opposed by their families. However, He Youli, who is open-minded, followed Kang Youwei, gave full play to his foreign language advantages, and became Kang Youwei's wife and secretary regardless of worldly vision.
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In the fourth spring, during her escape from Japan, a friend introduced a Japanese girl, Chen Weikang, who was 16 years old, as a maid. After a long period of love, she took the Japanese girl to the fourth concubine. But then the Japanese woman left the Kang family for various reasons.
In the fifth spring, after 60 years old, Kang Youwei's family changed. Kang Youwei's mother, second sister and third wife died one after another. In order to get rid of the pain, Kang Youwei "likes to wash the funeral" and married his fifth wife Liao.
In the sixth spring, 62-year-old Kang Youwei once visited the West Lake and was very happy to see a slim and plain woman. Many people inquired about the woman's house, but the woman's house refused on the grounds that he was too old and had many wives and concubines. However, Kang Youwei did not give up and finally got what he wanted. A grand wedding was held in Shanghai, but the Kang family was very opposed and collectively absent from the wedding.
After the birthright is over, there will be more birthrights. Kang Youwei's literary talent is flying, he likes to go to fireworks places for recreation, and he owes a lot of debts, which led to a saying circulating in brothels at that time describing Kang Youwei, "If you have a boat, you will never avoid debts, and you will accomplish nothing."
In the literati circle at that time, Kang Youwei's life was despised by many people. The great painter Xu Beihong once painted a picture of Kang Youwei's wives and concubines to satirize this celebrity in the late Qing Dynasty!