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=== Three sisters === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Name ! rowspan="2" |'''Portrait''' ! colspan="2" |Life span ! rowspan="2" |Resting place ! rowspan="2" |Description |- !From !To |- |[[Soong Ai-ling]] |[[File:Soong Ai-ling.jpg|136x136px]] |15 July 1889 |20 October 1973 |[[Ferncliff Cemetery|Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum]] |Soong Ai-ling{{notetag|{{zh|c=宋蔼龄|p=Sòng Ǎilíng}}}} (1890–1973) was a Chinese socialite and political figure. She married H. H. Kung, a prominent financier and government official. After the Chinese Civil War, she moved to the United States, where she became involved in philanthropy and maintained ties with the Kuomintang. Ai-ling was noted for her wealth, remaining a significant figure in the Chinese diaspora until her death in 1973. |- |[[Soong Ching-ling]] |[[File:Madame Sun Yat-Sen - Cecil Beaton.jpg|110x110px]] |27 January 1893 |29 May 1981 |[[Tomb of Soong Ching-ling|Soong Ching-ling Mausoleum]] |Soong Ching-ling{{notetag|{{zh|c=宋庆龄|p=Sòng Qìnglíng}}}} (1893–1981) was a Chinese political leader and the wife of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China. After Sun's death, she was initially aligned with the Kuomintang, and later supported the Communists, advocating for the Chinese revolution and national unity. Soong played a key role in promoting social welfare and women's rights. After the Chinese Civil War, she remained in mainland China, where she became a vice-chairperson of the People's Republic of China. She continued her political work until her death in 1981. |- |[[Soong Mei-ling]] |[[File:Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.jpg|107x107px]] |4 March 1898 |23 October 2003 |Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum |Soong Mei-ling{{notetag|{{zh|c=宋美龄|p=Sòng Měilíng}}}} (1898–2003) was a Chinese political figure and the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. As First Lady of the Republic of China, she garnered support for China from Western nations during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Educated in the United States, she was fluent in English and often acted as a spokesperson for her husband's government. After the Kuomintang's defeat in the Chinese Civil War, Soong Mei-ling moved to Taiwan with Chiang, where she remained active in politics. She was a symbol of the Kuomintang cause in shaping Taiwan until her death in 2003. |}
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