98 years ago today, on December 1, 1927 (November 8, 1927 in the lunar calendar), Chiang Kai-shek married Song Meiling. Wedding photos of Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling On December 1, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling got married in Shanghai. Song Meiling, one of the prominent three sisters of the Song Dynasty. His ancestral home is Wenchang, Guangdong (now Hainan), and he was born in Shanghai on March 23, 1899. He went to the United States in 1910 and then studied at Wesley Women's University. After returning home in 1920, she took part in Christian women's youth activities. Later, he met Chiang Kai-shek. The wedding is divided into two sessions: a Christian wedding first, followed by a Chinese wedding. The Christian wedding ceremony was held in the living room of the Song House, which was ornate. Jiang Changchuan, an old friend of the Song family and pastor of the Methodist Church, was originally invited to preside over the wedding. However, Jiang thought that Chiang Kai-shek was not free to remarry and refused to preside over it. Instead, he asked Yu Rizhang, director-general of the National Association of Chinese YMCAs, to preside over it, and Yu was not a pastor. The wedding ceremony began at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, with witnesses Yu Rizhang, introducers Tan Yankai, He Xiangning, Wang Zhengting and Li Dequan, and officiants Jiang Xihou and Kong Xiangxi. Foreign guests include U.S. Consul General in Shanghai Ke Yinhan and his wife, U.S. Presiding Judge Putai and British Commander-in-Chief Deng Kan. Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by Liu Jiwen, first entered the auditorium, then Song Meiling took Song Ziwen's arm and stepped into the auditorium under the guidance of female concubine Guo Zhuzhu and others. Chiang first wore a ring for Song and read an oath, saying, "I am willing to obey God's will and marry you, Song Meiling. From now on, I will love, respect and protect you with all my heart, regardless of suffering, health and illness, with you, and I will honestly promise you to strengthen this alliance." Then Song Meiling read an oath, "I am willing to obey God's will and marry you, Jiang Zhongzheng, from now on, regardless of suffering, health and illness, and I will honestly promise you to strengthen this alliance." The auditorium is located in the dance hall of Dahua Hotel, surrounded by flowers, with a portrait of Sun Yat-sen hanging in the middle, and national flags and party flags on both sides. More than 1,300 people attended the wedding, and they entered the venue with invitations issued in advance, which were numbered and stamped with Song Ziwen's private seal to prevent others from mixing in. Six witnesses, including Cai Yuanpei, Tan Yankai, Wang Zhengting, Yu Rizhang, He Xiangning and Li Dequan, were present; Guests include Wang Jingwei, Wu Zhihui, Shao Lizi, Chen Guofu, Chu Minyi, Ying Bin, Ye Huijun, etc. Foreign guests include Japanese Consul General Yada, Chief Consul Shimizu, American Consul General Ke Yinhan, Belgian Consul General Wang Hede, Norwegian Consul General Ye Er, etc. Guests were hosted by Chen Xiceng and Chen Lifu. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling took the No.7392 float to Dahua Hotel and rested in the garden house first. At 4: 15, the band played Mendelssohn's wedding march. Chiang Kai-shek was accompanied by the best men Liu Jiwen and Kong Xiangxi, wearing big gift eyes and colorful flowers on his chest. Five minutes later, Song Meiling took Song Ziwen's arm and walked out, with four young ladies Guo, Wang, Kong and Ni as female concubines in front of her. Song Meiling is wearing a silver cheongsam, white georgette pinned with a small orange flower, draped obliquely on her body, wearing a small corolla made of flower buds, holding a bunch of * and snow-white roses, and 10-year-old Miss Kong Er Jenny and young master Kong Louis followed behind her. Shao Lizi was the master of ceremonies of the wedding. All bowed three times to the portrait of Sun Yat-sen, and Cai Yuanpei read out the marriage certificate. The text said, "The mirror of Jade Terrace is brilliant, the plum blossoms are brilliant, and the frieze is brilliant? Car. Two surnames get together and make an agreement together. Mr. Jiang Zhongzheng and Ms. Song Meiling held a wedding ceremony in Dahua Auditorium of Chunjiang River. Today, I would like to refer to the bell chapter to prove the ultimatum of the mandarin duck. It will be beneficial to foretell his eyebrows on the other day, and it will be beneficial to Qin Fu Luan Feng. Yuan Pei and other witnesses are optimistic and gifted, decorated with auspicious words, and borrowed tribute and enthusiasm, which is evidence. " Then, the witness, officiant and married person use the seal in turn, and then the bride and groom bow to each other, bowing to the witness, officiant and guests, and the wedding ceremony is declared complete in the sound of music. After the two went to the garden for photography, they returned to Song House. Chiang Kai-shek published the article "Our Today" in the newspaper on the same day. He said, "Today, I have to marry Ms. Song Meiling, who I respect and love most. It is one of the most glorious days in my life, and it is also one of the happiest days in my life. Since I ran for the revolution, I have always been actively carrying out it, and suddenly I have the idea of retiring negatively. Former leaders often ask me when you can devote yourself to the revolution, and other comrades who love me often discuss how to make Jieshi feel at ease to fulfill the responsibility of the revolution. All these questions were easy to answer, but they couldn't be clearly stated at that time. Today, there is a satisfactory answer. I am convinced that since I married Ms. Song today, my revolutionary work will make progress, and I can fulfill my revolutionary responsibilities with peace of mind, that is, starting today. " After marriage, Chiang Kai-shek set up a new home at No.311 Ladu Road, Shanghai, and planned to go to the United States for his honeymoon. After Chiang Kai-shek's third "president" of *, he took a photo with his wife Song Meiling. On the morning of March 6, 1943, Song Meiling braved the heavy snow to return to her alma mater Wellesley Women's University after a 25-year absence. The picture shows Song Meiling visiting the campus accompanied by Ms. McPhee, the principal.