Nanjing in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1920 to 1936. The most recorded lives are Pearl S. Buck, Chiang Kai-shek and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Notable people
Chiang Kai-shek
from 1931 to 1936
2 moments here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1930
1 moment here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Pearl S. Buck
from 1920 to 1927
2 moments here
American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
in 1921
1 moment here
Japanese short-story writer of the Taishō period, born Ryūnosuke Niihara in Tokyo and adopted into the Akutagawa family.…
Soong Ching-ling
in 1929
1 moment here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Soong Mei-ling
in 1936
1 moment here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Moments
- 1920 Teaching residence at the University of Nanking Pearl S. Buck
- 1921 Visited Nanjing Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1927 Nanking Incident hiding place Pearl S. Buck
- 1929 Arrival for Sun Yat-sen's burial Soong Ching-ling
- 1930 Physics studies at National Central University Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1931 National leadership conference Chiang Kai-shek
- 1936 Return from Xi'an Incident Chiang Kai-shek
- 1936 Return to Nanjing after Xi'an Incident Soong Mei-ling