Wei Sijiong

Marriage of Wei Sijiong and Sai Jinhua in 1918

Wei Sijiong (Chinese: 魏斯炅; pinyin: Wèi Sījiǒng; Wade–Giles: Wei Ssu-chiung, 1873-1922[1]), courtesy name (zi) Fuou (traditional Chinese: 阜歐; simplified Chinese: 阜欧; pinyin: Fùōu; Wade–Giles: Fu-ou)[2] was a former head of the Jiangxi Province Bureau of Civil Affairs,[3] and a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of China.[4] His name is often falsely stated to be Siling (斯靈; 斯灵; Sīlíng; Ssu-ling).[2]

Wei, from Jiangxi, studied economics in Japan during the beginning of the 20th century, and he was involved in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution. When he met Sai Jinhua, was the head of Jiangxi Province's tax authority.[1]

On 20 June 1918 he and Sai Jinhua married in Shanghai. Sai Jinhua adopted a hao (an art name, Chinese: 號), Weizhao Lingfei, a combination of her family name and her husband, to illustrate her devotion to him. The couple moved to Peking (Beijing).[3] Wei Sijiong died shortly after Sai Jinhua's mother's 1922 death, and his family refused to allow Sai Jinhua to share his property.[4]

References

  • (in German) Minden, Stephan von. Die merkwürdige Geschichte der Sai Jinhua.: Historisch-philologische Untersuchung zur Entstehung und Verbreitung einer Legende aus der Zeit des Boxeraufstandes. (Volume 70 of Münchener ostasiatische Studien, ISSN 0170-3668) Franz Steiner Verlag, 1994. ISBN 3515066152, 9783515066150.
  • Wan, Xianchu. Translation: Poon Shuk Wah. "Sai Jinhua." In: Lee, Lily Xiao Hong and A. D. Stefanowska (editors of entire work). Ho, Clara Wing-chung (The Qing Period Editor). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women (中國婦女傳記詞典) The Qing Period, 1844-1911. M.E. Sharpe, January 1, 1998. ISBN 0765618273, 9780765618276.
  • Zhang, Wenxian. "Sai Jinhua." In: Ditmore, Melissa Hope (editor). Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing Group, January 1, 2006. ISBN 0313329702, 9780313329708.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Minden, p. 128. "In den Anfangsjahren der Republik, die sie in offenbar recht kärglichen Verhältnissen in Shanghai verbrachte, lernte sie einen Beamten in gehobener Position namens Wei Sijiong 魏斯炅 (1873-1922) kennen. Wei hatte zu Beginn des Jahrhunderts in Japan ein Studium der Volkswirtschaft abgeschlossen und hatte sich später politisch für die Revolution von 1911 engagiert. Er stammte aus Jiangxi und bekleidete zur Zeit seiner Bekanntschaft mit Sai einen Posten als Leiter der Finanzbehörde dieser Provinz."
  2. ^ a b Minden, p. 129. "293 SJHBS, S.50f (D II, S.64). - Die biographischen Informationen zu Wei Sijiong (zi Fuou) 魏斯炅 (阜歐) such lt. SJHYS, S. 75–77: "Sai Jinhua zhi zuihou zhangfu Wei Fuou" 赛金花之最后丈夫魏阜欧 (!) - N.B.: Weis Name oft fälschlich "Siling" 斯灵"
  3. ^ a b Wan, p. 183.
  4. ^ a b Zhang, Wenxian, p. 423.