The Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust YouTube channel has launched a new program called “Tracing the Footsteps of Wang Jingwei,” which invites viewers to visually appreciate how Wang depicts scenery and atmosphere with delicate strokes in his poetry. In the first episode, Cindy Ho, granddaughter of Wang Jingwei, leads readers to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather and grandmother to Taiping. She captures the local scenery on camera and recites two of Wang Jingwei's poems composed in the area. This multimedia approach allows readers to gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Wang’s poetry.
Being physically present where my grandparents once tread, I am able to experience firsthand the bird songs, rain sounds, forest mist, and mountain gorges described in the poetry. The emotions conveyed through the words resonate deeply within my heart, and their impact is indescribable.CINDY HO
Wang Jingwei had close ties with Nanyang (Southeast Asia). As early as the establishment of Chinese United League, he visited its Nanyang branches multiple times to promote the revolution. After 1905, when the revolutionary army began its uprising, 90% of its funding came from overseas Chinese in Nanyang. Many individuals who were inspired by Wang returned to China to participate in revolutionary activities. Wang Jingwei also met his wife, Chen Bijun, in Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia).
After their wedding ceremony in Guangzhou in 1912, they returned to Penang in the autumn, visiting Taiping during their trip. Wang recorded the scenery along the way in poetry. Both poems are included in Volume 1, pages 22 and 72, of Wang Jingwei’s Poetry, with the manuscripts found in Volume 2, pages 40 and 176.
