Chronology Entry
Year
1941.03.25-04.05
Text
[Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn travel in China].
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn leave Hong Kong by plane into the Guangdong province. They had flown over Japanese lines, made a landing in Nanxiong (Guangdong) and arrive in Shaoguan (Guangdong). They had worked with Guomingdang officials in Hong Kong in planning the voyage, and the government made sure they were escorted and provided with hospitality. Two Guomindang officers were Mr. Ma [Xia Jixong], a political officer and translater and Mr. Ho, the transport officer.
March 26 they had an appointment to meet Guomingdang General Yu Hanmou (1896–1981) and several officers from his staff. He gave them a permission to visit the front as soon as transportation could be arranged.
On March 28 they travel south down the North River [Bei jiang] to Shaoguan (Guangdong), by boat, then ride horses to the front, where they were to witness Chinese troops fighting the Japanese. A group of soaked soldiers was awaiting them. This was their first glimpse of rural China. The group spent the night at the divisional headquarters. They visited a local monastery and dined with the governor of the province.
March 28, Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn leave Shaoguan (Guangdong) and arrive on April 4 in Guilin, where they booked into the Palace Hotel. Hemingway visited the caves in the mountains. He said that one day he hoped to visit the Great Wall of China.
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn leave Hong Kong by plane into the Guangdong province. They had flown over Japanese lines, made a landing in Nanxiong (Guangdong) and arrive in Shaoguan (Guangdong). They had worked with Guomingdang officials in Hong Kong in planning the voyage, and the government made sure they were escorted and provided with hospitality. Two Guomindang officers were Mr. Ma [Xia Jixong], a political officer and translater and Mr. Ho, the transport officer.
March 26 they had an appointment to meet Guomingdang General Yu Hanmou (1896–1981) and several officers from his staff. He gave them a permission to visit the front as soon as transportation could be arranged.
On March 28 they travel south down the North River [Bei jiang] to Shaoguan (Guangdong), by boat, then ride horses to the front, where they were to witness Chinese troops fighting the Japanese. A group of soaked soldiers was awaiting them. This was their first glimpse of rural China. The group spent the night at the divisional headquarters. They visited a local monastery and dined with the governor of the province.
March 28, Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn leave Shaoguan (Guangdong) and arrive on April 4 in Guilin, where they booked into the Palace Hotel. Hemingway visited the caves in the mountains. He said that one day he hoped to visit the Great Wall of China.
Mentioned People (2)
Gallhorn, Martha
(St. Louis, Missouri 1908-1998 London) : Journalistin, Schriftstellerin
Hemingway, Ernest
(Oak Park, Ill. 1899-1961 Selbstmord, Ketchum, Idaho) : Schriftsteller, Reporter
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (2)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | Gilenson, B. Hemingway in China. In : Far Eastern affairs ; no 6 (1988). | Publication / Hem9 |
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| 2 | 2006 |
Moreira, Peter. Hemingway on the China front : his WWII spy mission with Martha Gellhorn. (Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2006). [Permission for quotations from Moreire, Peter. Hemingway in China by Samuel R. Dorrance, Ed. Potomac Books]. S. 67, 71-76, 102-103, 210. |
Publication / Hem6 |