Chiang Kai-shek*** had two sons, Chiang Ching-kuo (蒋经國) and Chiang Weiguo (蒋纬国), his adopted son. Chiang Ching-kuo was Chiang Kai-shek's first-born son, and after the death of his father, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo took over his father's position and assumed the presidency.
Chiang Hsiao-wen is Chiang Ching-kuo's eldest son, or Chiang Kai-shek's eldest grandson. Chiang Youmei is the eldest daughter of Chiang Hsiao-wen, the eldest granddaughter of Chiang Ching-kuo and the great-granddaughter of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Youmei is the fourth generation first daughter of the Chiang family.
Chiang Youmei's birth was naturally beyond the reach of many, but such an illustrious family history did not bring her much happiness. Chiang Youmei, Chiang Ching-kuo's favorite granddaughter, who married a descendant of British royalty, said of the Chiangs: We don't see each other very often. Among the fourth generation children of the Chiang family, Jiang Youmei is undoubtedly the most special one.
When it comes to Chiang Youmei, perhaps no one knows much about her. She is the first granddaughter of Chiang Ching-kuo, the first person in the fourth generation of the Chiang family. It can be said that Chiang Youmei's birth gave the Chiang family a fourth generation.
Chiang Youmei was born in 1961 in Taipei City, Taiwan Province of China. When Chiang Youmei was born, Chiang Kai-shek was still alive. The entire Chiang family was in great joy after the birth of Chiang Youmei, who was named after Chiang Kai-shek.
Because Chiang Youmei was the first of the fourth generation of the Chiang family, she grew up with a lot of favor. In particular, her grandfather, Chiang Ching-kuo, loved her very much. Chiang Youmei grew up being loved and pampered and held in the palm of her hand.
Everyone's origins are not chosen, and Jiang Youmei's family history is unrivaled. In her upbringing, like a princess. But as the saying goes, "success comes with Xiao He and failure comes with Xiao He," such an illustrious family background brought Jiang Youmei supreme honor on one hand, and made it difficult for her to integrate into the social life of the people around her on the other.
Chiang Youmei is the only daughter of Chiang Hsiao-wen and Hsu Nai-jin, but Chiang Youmei grew up with her grandfather Chiang Ching-kuo and grandmother Chiang Fang-liang. Chiang Youmei has always been particularly close to her grandparents, especially her grandfather Chiang Ching-kuo.
From a young age, Jiang Youmei was smart and clever, very pleasing to the eye, and Chiang Ching-kuo loved her dearly. When Chiang Youmei was young, her father, Chiang Hsiao-wen, was seriously ill, so Chiang Youmei didn't enjoy much of her father's company.
Chiang Youmei is a half-breed, with Chinese, Russian, and German ancestry. As the fourth generation of the Chiang family, she was well educated, even though her family was political and educated.
But Chiang Youmei had a sad time during her school days in Taiwan. Few people dared to approach her and play with her. No one dared to bully her, but no one dared to come near her either.
Even the teachers at the school were, and they were all very cautious about Chiang Youmei. Jiang Youmei has had a feeling of isolation since she was a child, and this is where she feels very sad about being a member of the Jiang family.
During her childhood, the young Jiang Youmei could not fully understand what her identity meant.
Because of her identity, Chiang Youmei was not able to have pure friendships like other people when she was studying at school. She was raised to be kind and humble, but still few of her classmates dared to befriend her.
As she grew up, Jiang Youmei became more and more confused about her origins. The prominent family background has brought Jiang Youmei a favorable living environment, which is something that countless people envy, but Jiang Youmei feels indifferent.
Chiang Youmei's family was not just rich, as a descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Youmei naturally belonged to the privileged class in Taiwan. It was hard for those around her to look at her in the usual way.
Coming from a political family, Chiang Youmei also had troubles that were difficult for ordinary people to understand. It was her own experience of being isolated from her childhood, and the fact that people were afraid to approach her, that made Jiang Youmei stay away from the so-called privileges.
Jiang Youmei disliked political activities and even resisted them. She wanted to study, stay away from politics, do what she liked to do, and tear away the label of being a Chiang family member. Jiang Youmei just wanted to be an ordinary person and be treated normally. After graduating from high school, Jiang Youmei chose to study in England.
Jiang Youmei, who studied in England, had a very happy life. Finally, no one looked at her with different eyes, and everyone only treated her as Jiang Youmei, not as a descendant of the Jiang family.
That kind of freedom and coziness is exactly what Chiang Youmei is looking for. At a ball, Jiang Youmei and the Englishman Yat Yan met, and the two soon fell in love, when Jiang Youmei did not tell Yat Yan her identity.
Yi En and Jiang Youmei get along very pleasant, with more and more time together, the two feelings gradually deepened, and then to the point of marriage. In fact, the origin of this Yi En is not small, he is the descendant of the British royal family.
In 1996, Jiang Youmei and Yi En held a wedding, the two are also considered to be the right family. Jiang Youmei married a descendant of British royalty, but her husband, Yat Yan, was also very low-key and didn't care about his status.
The death of Chiang Ching-kuo was a big blow to Chiang Youmei, as her father Chiang Hsiao-wen was bedridden, and her grandfather Chiang Ching-kuo spent more time with her. Chiang Youmei had a deep affection for Chiang Ching-kuo, and it was her husband, Yi-en, who accompanied her during the period after Chiang Ching-kuo's death.
Chiang Youmei is considered to be the most maverick Chiang family member, she is apolitical and stays away from the world of fame and fortune, and is dedicated to living a simple life. Her status as a member of the Chiang family once brought her into the limelight, but this was not the life she wanted for her.
Chiang Youmei has always been good at painting, and instead of treating it as a simple hobby, she devoted herself to it and became a successful painter. Chiang Youmei's life was far removed from politics.
Chiang Youmei rarely made public appearances in front of the media, and she grew up deliberately hiding her last name, wanting to fit into a normal social life. She wanted to be an ordinary person, free from the aura and burden of the Chiang family.
During Chiang Youmei's growing up, although she didn't get much teaching from her father or feel much fatherly love, her mother, Xu Naijin, was very strict with her, and her mother was one of the most profound influences on Chiang Youmei.
Her mother was very supportive of all of Chiang Youmei's decisions. She respected Chiang Youmei's ideas, didn't force her to go into politics, and supported her to live her life the way she liked. In the end, Jiang Youmei did not let her mother down, and she became a leader in the field of painting.
Jiang Youmei's family life with Yi En was also a happy one, and she gave birth to a mixed-race daughter who grew up healthy. In fact, it's hard to get rid of the first impression of Chiang Youmei as a descendant of the Chiang family.
When talking about the Chiang family, Chiang Youmei said that they don't talk to each other very often. Although as Chiang family members, they all have Chiang blood in their veins, they all lead different lives due to their different attitudes towards life.
The descendants of the Chiang family don't all live together either, and all have their own different lives, so it's inevitable that their kinship with each other will become thin. The Chiang Kai-shek family is one of the most prominent families in modern Chinese history, but as times have changed, the descendants of the Chiang family have faded into obscurity.
Chiang Youmei, as the fourth generation of Chiang's first daughter, was undoubtedly the most idiosyncratic. She was looked at differently by those around her because of her privileged background, and being a member of the Chiang family didn't make her feel honored, or that she had a halo over her head.
On the contrary, Chiang Youmei felt that the identity of the Chiang family and the surname "Chiang" brought her distress and pressure. Instead, she felt that being a member of the Chiang family, the name Chiang, brought her distress and pressure. Therefore, despite her distinguished background, she wanted to live an ordinary and simple life.
Chiang Youmei married Yi-En, a descendant of the British royal family, when she was studying in the UK, and they had a daughter. As a member of the Chiang family, Chiang Youmei was very resistant to politics, and she became a painter and stayed out of politics.
The Chiang family is a big family, and when Chiang Youmei talked about the Chiang family, she said that they didn't talk to each other very often. It is clear that the descendants of the Chiang family lived relatively independent lives, not bothering each other, and had weak relationships. Chiang Youmei has been away from the public eye for many years, and has been living a quiet life without being disturbed by people.