It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Ailing is an "anomaly" in the history of Chinese literature. It is in her writing that the words truly come to life and penetrate directly into your heart. People who like Zhang Ailing really like her books. Reading itself can give readers great pleasure. The joy of reading can only be obtained from her, at least for me. You may be able to understand the truth, understand the knowledge, and be shocked by reading other books, but you will be happy only by reading Zhang Ailing's articles. Even the somewhat tragic "Eighteen Spring" is still like this! Zhang Ailing
Zhang Ailing is worldly, but the worldliness is so exquisite that no one else can compare with her. Reading her works, you will find that her view of the joy of life is truly wonderful! Zhang Ailing’s talent is that she discovered it, wrote it down and told you, so that you can feel it yourself! She tells you, but she doesn’t show off! Zhang Ailing's most famous collection is called "Legend". In fact, legend is the most appropriate way to describe Zhang Ailing's life. Zhang Ailing has a prominent family background, but her generation has already reached its end. Zhang Ailing’s childhood was unhappy. Her parents divorced, and her father once again threatened to kill her. She escaped from her father's house and went to live with her mother. Her mother soon went to England again. She was admitted to the University of London, but because of the Pacific War, she had to go to the University of London. I was about to graduate from the University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong fell again, so I had to return to Shanghai. Her marriage to Hu Lancheng was also a big misfortune. She was well-known in the literary world, but because of her failed marriage to Hu Lancheng, she had to move away from home!
Zhang Ailing, a modern Chinese writer, whose real name is Zhang Ying, was born in a imitation Western-style mansion built in the late Qing Dynasty at No. 313 Megen Road in the West District of the Shanghai Public Concession. Zhang Ailing's family background is prominent. Her grandfather Zhang Peilun was a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty, and her grandmother Li Jucou was the eldest daughter of Li Hongzhang, an important official in the imperial court. Zhang Ailing created a large number of literary works throughout her life. Genres include novels, essays, film scripts, and literary treatises, and her letters have also been studied as part of the body of work. In 1944, Zhang Ailing met the writer Hu Lancheng and dated her. In 1973, Eileen Chang settled in Los Angeles. On September 8, 1995, Eileen Chang's landlord found her dead in her apartment on Rochester Avenue in Westwood, California. She was 75 years old. Her death was caused by arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.