Stories of Sun Li-jen © by Chung Chieh
Sun Li-jen and Sun Liren
Sun Li-jen (traditional Chinese: 孫立人; simplified Chinese: 孙立人; pinyin: Sūn Lìrén) (December 8, 1900–November 19, 1990) was a General best known for his leadership in the Sino-Japanese War between 1937-1945. He commanded a Chinese Expedition Army fighting Japanese in Burma. In the Burma War Theatre, he collaborated with British and American generals. Britain and the United States awarded him many high honours. He earned respects not only of generals he has collaborated with, but also famous generals such as George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and Louis Mountbatten. Thus, he was a well known WWII General, and he earned the nicknames of "Ever Victorious General" and "Rommel of the East". He was also known as Sun Chung-neng (孫仲能, Sūn Zhòngnéng) and had the courtesy name Sun Fu-min (孫撫民, Sūn Fǔmín).The Legend
Sun Li-jen was born in a prosperous family in Anhui Province. His father Mr. Sun Xize (孙熙泽) was a Confucian scholar. When his father was promoted to the governor of several districts in the Province of Shandong, Li-jen moved to Shandong with his father. China was curved in peril at that time and Chinese suffered from discrimination and prejudice. He was a victim of bullying by German boys and he made up his mind to make himself strong to earn respect and equality.
He attended Tsing Hua University that prepared students to study in universities in the United States. Then he earned a degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. Following that he went to Virginia Military Institute because he wanted to build a strong army to so that Chinese would have equality in the world.
He was determined to be a soldier, and a true great general he has become. It is a privilege to get to know him, and I was even more fortunate than that. He adopted me as his son and we are rather close. Thus, I am dedicating this website to him. Stay tuned.Objectives:This website is constructed for the project of making a movie to bring history to the general public. Sun Li-jen (Sun Liren in pinyin). Watch for its development and suggestions and supports are most welcome.
这个网站，是为了推动拍摄一部电影而设立的。我们的目的，是用戏剧和艺术去描述孙立人的传奇生涯。 我们欢迎多大支持和指教。 近来我在中国新浪开了一个部落 Blog, 用中文发表博文，和大陆朋友们探讨 仁安羌大捷知多少？ 请点击这个链接去查看。 Contact:
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