Zou Dehuai
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[Photos] Forgotten allies: The untold stories of China-America cooperation in WWII
US-China relations may be frosty at the moment, but there were times when both countries were on better terms. The China-America alliance at the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II was one such period. Here, historical photo collector Zou Dehuai has curated many photos — which were also displayed at the Beijing American Center in September — that depict unique visual perspectives of this alliance.
Zou Dehuai
29 Nov 2024
History
[Photo story] 103-year-old Flying Tiger returns to the skies
Photo collector Zou Dehuai shares his treasured collection of photos showing the life of the late Ho Weng Toh, who was until a while ago the last of the Asian Flying Tigers and a founding pilot with Singapore Airlines. As a hero that could not sit back and watch his motherland in pain, Ho’s story is one of determination and bravery.
Zou Dehuai
31 May 2024
History
[Photo story] An air force pilot and his journey from Hunan to Taiwan
Photo collector Zou Dehuai shares some images from an album that previously belonged to air force pilot Liu Guoxiang, who joined the services during the war against Japan. Little is known about his work as a pilot, but he has no doubt led an interesting life, studying at a Hui Muslim middle school in Hunan, training in Chengdu and US Arizona, and withdrawing to Taiwan with the military and his family in 1949.
Zou Dehuai
13 Oct 2023
History
General Bai Chongxi: A father and his children [Photo story]
General Bai Chongxi was a war hero in the war against Japan, who taught his children to love their country and their roots. His fifth child Bai Xianyong would grow up to be a well-known writer, while eldest son Bai Xiandao would inherit his father's looks - and a photo album, later acquired by photograph collector Zou Dehuai, who shares some of the images within.
Zou Dehuai
21 Jul 2023
History
The search for Ma Tinghui: An ordinary soldier, an extraordinary life [Photo story]
Photo collector Zou Dehuai takes us through the search for Ma Tinghui, a former teacher and interpreter for the Allies with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during World War II, who also suffered much during the Cultural Revolution. While the images of him were only found after his death, his legacy lives on among his family and students.
Zou Dehuai
30 Jun 2023
History
A Japanese soldier's photo album: To the hell of war and back
If pictures tell a thousand words, these images tell the harrowing tale of wartime units set up by the Japanese in northeast China to conduct experiments, allegedly on humans, in its chemical warfare programme. Yet sending a chill down the spine, they also depict the banality of life that soldiers return to after war. Life goes on but for aggressors and victims alike, the wounded are never the same again.
Zou Dehuai
06 Jan 2023
History
The story of Nadine Hwang: The 'Chinese Joan of Arc'
Photo collector Zou Dehuai tells the story of Nadine Hwang, a half-Chinese woman who was a rare breed in every sense of the term. Her dramatic life took her from Madrid to China and the salons of Paris, to a concentration camp in Germany, and eventually to Belgium. Amid the tragedy of war, she found love, and through it all, lived life with great spirit.
Zou Dehuai
18 Nov 2022