Ep. 242 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 2)
We continue on with Part 2 of the strange life of the Manchu Princess, Kawashima Yoshiko. Now she’s on her own, in China, without any “adult supervision” and in full sartorial splendor. The early years of the 1930s are presenting a few opportunities for Yoshiko after making all kinds of new “friends” in Shanghai.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Asahi Shimbun | 朝日新闻 | "The Morning Sun Newspaper," Japan's second largest daily paper |
| Babojab | 巴布扎布 | 1875-1916 Mongol prince who fought for Mongol independence from the ROC |
| Chángchūn | 长春 | Capital of Jilin Province and site of the capital of Manchukuo |
| Chéngdé | 承德 | Also known as Rehe. Located just noth of Beijing. Qing Emperor built a mountain retreat there for the imperial family. During the ROC periodf Rehe was the capital of Rehe Province |
| Cài Tíngkǎi | 蔡廷鍇 | 1892-1968, Chinese general who commanded the 19th Route Army during the 1930's |
| Dàlián | 大连 | Historic port city in Liaoning Province |
| Empress Wǎnróng | 婉容 | 1906-1946, Empress Consort to Puyi. Also served as Empress of Manchukuo. Also known as Empress Xiaokemin 孝恪愍皇后 |
| Ganjuurjab | 甘珠爾扎布 | Husband of Kawashima Yoshiko, son of Babojab |
| Guāndōng Army | 关东军 | The Kanto Gun (in Japanese). Known popularly as the Kwantung Army, they were part of the Japanese Imperial Army that ran things in China |
| Huángpǔ | 黄埔 | Tributary of the Yangzi River that flows into the East China Sea at Shanghai |
| Héběi | 河北 | Province in north China where Beijing and Tianjin are physically located (but not part of). Called Zhili 直隶 province during the Warlord Era |
| Hú Hànmín | 胡汉民 | 1879-1936, early revolutionary during the late Qing and early Republican era. Chiang Kai-shek's rival in the KMR Rightist faction |
| Hēilóngjiāng | 黑龙江 | Province of Manchuria. Harbin is the capital |
| Jiǔyībā | 九一八 | the Mukden Incident. Mukden was the Manchu word for the city of Shěnyáng |
| Jílín | 吉林 | Province of Manchuria. Changchun is the capital |
| Jīn Bìhuī | 金碧辉 | Commander Jīn |
| Jīn Mòyù | 金默玉 | 1918-2014, youngest sister of Kawashima Yoshiko. She wrote a book called "I was a Qing Princess." |
| Kawashima Naniwa | 川島浪速 | 1865-1949, Adoptive father of Kawashima Yoshiko |
| Kawashima Yoshiko. | 川岛芳子 | 1907-1948 Beijing-born Manchu princess of the Aisin Gioro clan. |
| Kōmoto Daisaku | 河本大作 | Junior officer in the Japanese military who may have played a role in the assassination of Zhang Zuolin |
| Liáoníng | 辽宁 | Province of Manchuria. Shenyang is the capital |
| Luòyáng | 洛阳 | Ancient "Eastern Capital" during a few past dynasties. Major city in Henan Province on the Yellow River |
| Lǚshùn | 旅顺 | (Also Lushunkou) A historic district of Dalian, known as Port Arthur in the bad old days |
| Manchukuo | 满洲国 | Puppet State setup by Japan in Manchuria. A state from 1932-1934 and an Empire from 1934-1945 |
| Muramatsu Shōfū | 村松梢風 | 1889-1961, Japanese novelist who wrote "The Beauty in Men's Clothing" |
| Nurhaci | 努爾哈赤 | 1559-1626, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty that later became the Qing (1644-1911) |
| Nánjīng | 南京 | China's "Southern Capital." Also known as Nanking, it served as the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Republic of China |
| Prince Sù | 肃亲王 | 1866-1922, the 10th generation Prince Su. Father of Kawashima Yoshiko |
| Péng Déhuái | 彭德怀 | 1898-1974, heroic PLA general who commanded many of the victorious battles of the Communists. Didn't get treated well by Chairman Mao |
| Pǔyí | 溥仪 | 1906-1967, The Last Emperor of China |
| Rèhé province | 热河省 | Formewr homeland of the Khitan Liao, later became a province just nborth of Beijing that today is part of Inner Mongolia and Hebei |
| Sāngguāng Zhèngcè | 三光政策 | The brutal "Three All’s Policy". Kill all, burn all, loot all |
| Tanaka Ryūkichi | 田中隆吉 | 1896-1972, general of the Japanese Imperial Army. Masterminded the Three All's Policy |
| Tiānjìn | 天津 | Port city in north China just to the southeast of Beijing |
| Yī Èr Bā Shìbiàn | 一二八事变 | The One Twenty Eight Incident because it happened on January 28 in the year 1932. And it lasted till March 3 |
| Zhāng Zuòlín | 张作霖 | A.k.a. The Old Marshal. He served as the warlord of Manchuria for several decades |
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