Wang Jingwei & Modern China series Managing Editor and Wang Jingwei’s granddaughter Cindy Ho was interviewed by Dr. Simon Shen for his YouTube channel on January 27, 2023. In the four-part interview, Ho shared background stories behind the new titles about to be published a few days later. Topics discussed include Wang Jingwei as a family member, and how his … Read More
“Ho Mang Hang’s Collection of Historiographic Materials Concerning Wang Jingwei”: A legacy
In keeping with its mission, The Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust is pleased to announce its donation of the Ho Mang Hang (1916-2016) collection of archival and research materials to Columbia University’s C.V. Starr East Asian Library. Many of the items in the collection have been published in the 2019 series Wang Jingwei & Modern China and will continue to be revealed … Read More
Partnering with Eight Corners Books to Further Our Mission
The Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust has granted rights to EIGHT CORNERS BOOKS™ — the publishing arm of EIGHT CORNERS PRODUCTIONS™ — to bring Wang Jingwei primary source materials to readers around the world. In digital books, for the first time ever. The task of bringing these valuable resources to a much wider audience is once again entrusted to EIGHT CORNERS PRODUCTIONS. The company … Read More
Wang Poetry as Gifts of Friendship and Affection
Wang Jingwei’s Shuangzhaolou poem inscribed by 盧子樞 Lu Zishu (1900-1978) on folding fan painted by 溥儒 Pu Ru (1896-1963).Wang Jingwei’s poetry was often used as inscriptions in the creation of folding fans, which were carriers of painting and calligraphy. Folding fans were gifts of friendship and affection among the literati. In 1930, Wang inscribed his poem on a fan painted by 陳樹人 … Read More
Wang Jingwei’s In-Laws: The Ho Family
Calligraphy of poetry by 何吾騶 He Wuzou（1581-1651）The Wang and Ho families had enjoyed a long friendship which grew inseparable when Ho Mang Hang married Wang Jingwei’s daughter Wenxing (1914-2015). Ho’s father Xiufeng (1898-1970) had helped Wang publish his poetry collection in Hong Kong. Both families were steeped in culture and the arts. The Ho family genealogical record shows that the … Read More
Wang Jingwei’s Literary Heritage
The Genealogical Record of the Wangs was compiled by his older brother 汪兆鏞 Wang Zhaorong (1861-1939). Annotations by Ho Mang Hang.Wang Jingwei grew up in a family of considerable literary accomplishments and became steeped in scholarly pursuits since childhood. Dating back to the 12th generation jinshi (highest and final degree in the imperial examination) 汪應軫 Wang Yingchen, to Wang Jingwei’s … Read More