“Hemingway in China” (Publication, 1988)
Year
1988
Text
Gilenson, B. Hemingway in China. In : Far Eastern affairs ; no 6 (1988). (Hem9)
Type
Publication
Mentioned People (1)
Hemingway, Ernest
(Oak Park, Ill. 1899-1961 Selbstmord, Ketchum, Idaho) : Schriftsteller, Reporter
Subjects
History : China
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Literature : Occident : United States of America
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Periods : China : Republic (1912-1949)
Chronology Entries (3)
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| 1 | 1941.03.25-04.05 |
[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. |
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| 2 | 1941.04.06-04.15 |
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn fly to Chongqing. They live in Song Ziwen's house Whatchumcallit . Hemingway met Theodore H. White, had a meeting with Chinese generals and a session with He Yingqing and Zhou Enlai. He met William Lederer. Hemingway later admit to Harry Dexter White and Henry Morgenthau that life in Chongqing was extremely difficult and unpleasant. April 9, Hemingway and Gellhorn meet Ambassador Nelson Trusler Johnson in Chongqing. April 10, Hemingway flies to Chengdu (Sichuan), Martha Gellhorn remained in Chongqing. April 11, Hemingway sees the construction of the airfield of Chengdu (Sichuan). He visited a Chinese military academy, watched workers who build an airfield and met professors at Chengdu University. April 12, Hemingway returns to Chongqing. April 14, Hemingway and Gellhorn have lunch with Chiang Kaishek and Soong May-ling and a banquet at Jialin Hotel. They discussed military, political and economic affairs and the relations with the Communists. April 15, Hemingway and Gellhorn have their second interview with Soong May-ling. |
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| 3 | 1941.05.14 | Ernest Hemingway fly from Manila to Guam. |
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Cited by (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2000- | Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich | Organisation / AOI |
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