Charlie Soong at Vanderbilt University

Charles Jones Soong (宋嘉樹 Pinyin: Sòng Jiāshù) (February 1863, 1864 or 1866 - May 3, 1918), courtesy name Yaoru (耀如, hence his alternate name: Soong Yao-ju), was a Hakka Chinese who achieved prominence as a missionary and businessman. His children become some of the most prominent people in the early Republic of China. Originally, he romanized his surname to be Soon. Charles Soong at Vanderbilt University. ... Charles Soong at Vanderbilt University. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ... Hakka (Chinese: 客家; pinyin: kèjiā, literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... A romanization or latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, where the original word or language used a different writing system. ... A Chinese surname, also called a clan name or family name (Chinese: 姓; pinyin: or 氏; shì), is one of the over seven hundred family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups. ...

Soong, born Han Jiaozhun (韓教準) in Hainan as the third son of Han Hongyi (韓鴻翼), changed his surname after a sonless uncle adopted him while he worked in Boston since twelve. He converted to Christianity at fifteen, started studying Christian theology at sixteen or eighteen, and became a Methodist missionary in 1885. He became the first international student at Trinity College (now Duke University) where he was enrolled from 1880-1881 but later transferred to Vanderbilt University where he received his degree. In January 1886, he moved to Shanghai, and married Ni Kwei-tseng (倪桂珍 Guizhen) later that year. Their children, in order of age, were: Hainan (Chinese: 海南; pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located at the southern end of the country. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private, coeducational university in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...

• Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the Soong sisters, wife of the richest man in China who controlled the Bank of China
• Soong Ch'ing-ling, second of the Soong sisters, wife of founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, Sun Yat Sen
• T. V. Soong (Soong Tse-ven, 子文 Zǐwén;)
• Soong May-ling, youngest Soong sister, wife of Chiang Kai Shek, head of Taiwan
• T. L. Soong (Soong Tse-liang, 子良 Zǐliáng), a New York businessman
• T. A. Soong (Soong Tse-an, 子安 Zǐ'ān), the chairman of the Bank of Canton, Hong Kong. He died of apoplexy in Hong Kong on February 25, 1969.

Charlie Soong resigned his missionary position at 26 and started doing business in cigarettes and cotton. He served as an English translator for the Fou Foong Flour Company (福豐麵粉廠), the largest flour mill in Asia, founded by the Sun family of Shouxian, Anhui. He was the owner of a printing firm: Meihua Printing Press (美華印書館), which printed Chinese Bibles. Soong Ai-ling (宋藹齡 Pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), or Eling Soong (June 14, 1890 - October 18, 1973), eldest of the Soong sisters, was the wife of H. H. Kung, who was the richest man in the early 20th Century Republic of China. ... The Soong Sisters (宋家姐妹 pinyin: Sòngjiā JiÄ›mèi,or 宋氏三姐妹) were three women whose husbands were amongst Chinas most significant political figures of the early 20th century. ... A young bride of Sun Yat-sen in 1911. ... The Soong Sisters (宋家姐妹 pinyin: Sòngjiā JiÄ›mèi,or 宋氏三姐妹) were three women whose husbands were amongst Chinas most significant political figures of the early 20th century. ... Tse-ven Soong, or Soong Tzu-wen (Chinese: 宋子文, pinyin: Sòng Zǐwén; 1894 - 1971), a prominent millionaire businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China, had Charlie Soong as a father and the Soong sisters as siblings. ... Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek with General Joseph Stilwell in Burma (1942). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Apoplexy is an old-fashioned medical term, generally used interchangeably with cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) but having other meanings as well. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... The holy Jewish scripture: The Torah. ...

After meeting and befriending Sun Yat-sen and Lu Hao-tung in summer 1894 in Shanghai, Soong donated over 20,000 dollars to the Tongmenghui led by Sun. (His daughter Ch'ing-ling later married Sun.) He also secretly published anti-Qing revolutionary material along with his Bibles. Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many to be the Father of Modern China. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. ... Lu Hao-tung (陸皓東 pinyin: Lù Hàodōng) (1868-1895), born Lu Chung-gui (中桂 Zhōngguì), courtesy name Hsien-hsiang (獻香 Xiànxiāng), was the first revolutionary martyr of the Republic of China. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Tongmenghui (同盟會 Pinyin: Tóng Méng Huì, literal meaning: United Allegiance Society), also known as the United League or the Revolutionary Alliance, was organized by Sun Yat-sen and Sung Chiao-jen in Tokyo, Japan on August 20, 1905. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...

Soong died of stomach cancer. When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...

See also: History of the Republic of China The Republic of China (中華民國) succeeded the Qing Dynasty (清朝) in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949. ...