Zhang Chonghe (1914—20150618), female, native of Shanghai and Hefei. She is the great-granddaughter of Zhang Shusheng, commander of Huai Army in Guangdong and Guangxi Governor's Office and governor of Zhili, and the four daughters of Suzhou educator Zhang Wuling (sister in Four Sisters in Hefei).
1949 After Zhang Chonghe went to the United States with her husband, she taught calligraphy and Kunqu opera in more than 20 universities, including Harvard and Yale. For more than 50 years, she worked silently for the promotion of China's traditional culture. Known as the "last talented woman" in the Republic of China.
/kloc-in the early morning of June, 2005, Zhang Chonghe died in the United States at the age of 102.
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Zhang Chonghe was low-key, modest and indifferent to fame and fortune all his life. Out of respect, everyone called Zhang Chonghe "Mr. Zhang". She is the wife of the late Han. Frankel, a famous professor in the East Asian Department of Yale University, is the only living master of calligraphy, Kunqu opera and poetry in the world today. From the death of Zhang Ailing and Bing Xin to the death of Song Meiling, the most common title on her head is "the last talented woman in the Republic of China".
Because Zhang Zhaohe, the wife of the great writer Shen Congwen, is her own sister, her name is often associated with Shen Congwen. Now she wrote the epitaph of Shen Congwen Cemetery in Fenghuang, Xiangxi.
She was one of the famous "Four Sisters of the Zhang Family" in Chongqing and Kunming during the Republic of China. She is smart, beautiful and talented. She is a contemporary friend and poet friend of Chen Yinque, Jin, Zhang Daqian, Shen, Zhang and Bian.
Regarding Zhang Chonghe's talent, Liang Shiqiu said that she was "versatile";
Shen said that her calligraphy is "Ming people learn gold characters";
Professor Bai of Boston University said: "Her calligraphy is as light and elegant as her personality and cultivation.
Ouyang Zhongshi, chairman of China Calligraphy Association, said: "She is not a calligrapher in the general sense, but a scholar. No matter words, paintings, poems and Kunqu opera, they are all excellent and rare. She has always maintained her original style and high style. Like Kunqu Opera, what she sings is true and unchanging. The running script in calligraphy and Cao Zhang are both very fine, especially Cao Zhang, who is extremely elegant and has been a leader in that era. "
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