Men planting plum trees near tomb

Description

Chu Minyi oversees the planting of plum trees at Wang Jingwei's tomb, November 1944.

Planting plum trees at Wang Jingwei’s tomb

RNG foreign minister Chu Minyi oversees the planting of young plum trees on Meihuashan (Plum Blossom Mount) in Nanjing, in the vicinity of Wang Jingwei’s tomb. The plum was (and remains) the national flower of the Republic of China, and the area around Wang Jingwei’s tomb was planted with plums as an act of patriotism after his death in late 1944. Very few photographs of Wang’s tomb survive.

Date

November 1944

Artist/Creator

Anon

Medium

Photograph

Theme

Wang Jingwei personality cult

Case Studies

Japanese-occupied China
(1937 – 1945)

Keywords

Chu Minyi, plum, tomb, Wang Jingwei

Further information

Further Reading

Jeremy E. Taylor, “From traitor to martyr: Drawing lessons from the death and burial of Wang Jingwei, 1944”, Journal of Chinese History 3.1 (2018): 1-22.

Source

Library of Congress

Source Reference Details

Chu Minyi Photographic Collection, LOC Prints and Photographs Room, Lot 11700

Permissions/Acknowledgements

Library of Congress

COTCA Identifier

LOC-0004

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