Tan Yankai was born on 25 January 1880 in Hangzhou during the waning decades of the Qing dynasty. He was the son of the Qing minister Tan Zhonglin. A member of Liang Qichao's Constitutionalist Party, he campaigned for a parliament and restrained monarchy. As the party renamed itself the Progressive Party after the Xinhai Revolution, he was a major leader.
He left and joined the Kuomintang and became military governor of his home province. He remained neutral during Sun Yatsen's attempt to overthrow President Yuan Shikai in the 1913 Second Revolution, but Yuan removed him anyway. He returned to power after Yuan's death and led his province into resisting the Beiyang Army in 1917's Constitutional Protection War, which saved Sun's Guangdong base. After a brief attempt at spearheading federalism, his subordinates forced him to resign. When Chen Jiongming was driven out of Guangzhou, Tan was made home minister by Sun.
He served as Chairman of the National Government during the first half of the Northern Expedition and again during its conclusion. He was a member of Wang Jingwei's Wuhan faction and was the first internationally recognized head of state of the Nanjing-based Kuomintang government. The United States was the first major power to give recognition on October 1, 1928, though they had already given de facto recognition back in July. After the Organic Law came to effect on the Double Ten Day, he was succeeded by Chiang Kai-shek. Tan then became premier, a post he would hold until he died in office.
1907 organization "Constitutional Association of Hunan", actively promote the constitutional and become leader of the constitutionalists. October 1909 appointed Speaker of the Conference Board of Hunan. After the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, he served as the military government of Hunan President of the Senate, Ministry of Civil Affairs long. The end of October killed by deputy military governor constitutionalists Jiao Dafeng, Chen for the new, the Conference Board has been elected as the military governor of Hunan Province. July 1912 by the Beijing government formally appointed as military governor of Hunan, in September and a long civil in Hunan Province, joined the Kuomintang, he served as Minister of Hunan branch of the branch. August 1916 he served as president and military governor of Hunan Province, Hunan President of the Senate. Remain neutral in the Second Revolution was Yuan dismissed. Protect the country in war, for the exclusion of warlords from other provinces of Hunan, he proposed the "Xiang Xiang thing is the people" slogan. Yuan died, he served as president and military governor of Hunan Province, the governor, in November 1920 but was deported to Shanghai Chao Heng-t'i. Defected in 1922, Sun Yat-sen once again joined the Chinese Nationalist Party, June Renquan Xiang Route Expeditionary Army Commander in Chief. Grand Marshal of the Army and Navy in 1923, he served as government headquarters in Guangzhou Minister of the Interior, Minister of Construction, Hunan Province, Hunan President and Commander in Chief. January 1924 was elected the first session of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee member of the Central Political Committee member and Secretary General headquarters. July 1925 members of the National Government of Guangzhou, Standing Committee member and Central Military Commission, the Standing Committee of the National Revolutionary Army Second Corps. September the Acting Minister of the Guangzhou National Government military. January 1926 was chosen as the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee of the second session, March Acting Chairman of the Guangzhou National Government, in April of the Central Political Committee. July and Deputy Chairman of the KMT headquarters. March 1927 he served as the KMT Central Standing Committee, the Executive Council officers, officers of the Central Military Commission, the National Government, member of the Standing Committee of Wuhan Economic Committee of Wartime. September Cunningham three in Shanghai Shanghai Kuomintang Central Special Committee, the Assembly President. February 1928 appointed Chairman of National Government to transfer to the Premier in October, part-time member of Capital Construction Committee, Finance Committee, chairman of the KMT Central Executive Committee, the Standing Committee, the Prime Minister cemetery management committee. September 22, 1930 died in Nanjing. Tan Xiang Tan Yankai's daughter, married to Chen Cheng Nationalists.
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Calligrapher
From the Republic of China now, people do not write out of Yan Tan Yankai the right person. He Yan style handwriting in particular world famous. Tan Yankai life can be said that the book basically Yen in attack. Tan Yankai good poetry together, and brake the nest list books, teeny lower case are very subtle. Calligraphy art and heritage of both the double value of the possession of domestic civil and more concentrated in Hunan. Sun Yat-sen in a huge stone on the hillside Beiting "Chinese Nationalist Party Prime Minister Mr. Sun buried this" great pitched two lines, namely, hand-written Tam. Tan Yankai Seiko Yan style, is hailed "the Republic of China since the Yen are second to none learning." Tan Yankai regular script Although Lin Tan Yankai word origin, among the "prime minister", and the body of the book Ge no gentle atmosphere. Young, that by Weng appreciated, Weng to Tan's father's letter Mean: "Three your son, Wei device also! Pen force is useless to carry the tripod." The calligraphy has changed several times, twenties when the school Zhao Song Xue, Liu stone hut, and then division Faro public Xing Kai chido, and Xue-Dong Wu (Yang Chao), Pine Zen (Weng), 30-year-old post-Yen book learning, reference to money, South Park, writing, with "Ma Gu Tan Kee Sin" for the day class, his life was 220 pass. April 1929, Tan recuperate in Shanghai, during the Pro 203 to pass. Yi Zhen Pu Mao calligraphy can be seen in the Yen Tan Yankai books of the ground. Tam the temporary "Ma Gu Xian Tan Ji" possession of power through the front, gas grid vigorous, exactly like the money to South Park, and more heavy strokes, and its even more forceful than Qian, Yue-ran in the paper upright of the gas. The fine structure of solemn Zhuo, such as Sage are lapel Duangong in temples, won its incredible and admirable. Yen claims he wrote the word "on the let down", "left not to the right." Some critics says: "Sir pond, a large overhang, where the 'write' to be frustrated and then out front, where the 'straight' will pause until the end, and then bet, so tall and straight but the book of grace." Tan's school Lu the public outside of the book, the proliferation of hundreds, and related Zhuanli, after 40 years of age living in Guangzhou, in the ancient post nothing is temporary. The odd very vertical Stanford, This is great changes to the book of life. Tan Yankai Xing Kai in 1926 to post back as ancient Huang Shangu Pro, Su, M. Xiangyang, Zhao Song Xue, Wen Heng, Zhu Zhi Shan, Dong Qichang various home shows that he learned of the intentions of the book. Pro Tan Yankai posts rapidly, stroke of the workers, who do not like also. Tan Yankai efforts in the late Sui Zhang Cao, and find a stone the old extension, changes to a rich calligraphy, calligraphy and strive to find their own expression language, but unfortunately heaven no eyes, no days off, the President then the final 51 years of age. Tan Yankai Although not yet reached all the old people of the territory of the book, then save both of their testimonies, study the book for future generations by those who step trend. President had "Um Shi Gao Ren", "Um poetry group," "non-Weng Shi Gao", "Chi Wei room Shicao", all manuscript copying. Too who can also read his poems and his book tour. "China Wind Series Tan Yankai history book style book" published, called you.
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Gourmet
Tan Yankai its quite "good", also Jingshan food law, its prestigious "Tanjiacai" as the official vegetable in Hunan and the important part. Because of good food, life, Lost news a lot. One anecdote: Tan Yankai government of the Republic's former premier shark good food, each meal will feed, non-shark does not eat, a few to addiction. Once recruited to go for some that feast, during which the owner talk about the inadequacy of shark food, described as insipid, Tam Wei-Wei. Wine to half-intoxicated, no fins on the seats, and all over your guests free to order the owner, when asked about Tam Tam smile to answer was: "If given the opportunity, please give Juela How?"
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And Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling get married, Tan Yankai is the main contributor. Tan Yankai mother was maid concubinage, are to present themselves at the table every meal, add rice for the whole family Tiancai, but not at the same table. Tan mother died, Tan Yankai have fame, and is the eldest son, but the coffin was still not out of the main entrance, can only be carried away from the side door, Tan Yankai to primogeniture, and lay in the coffin before the funeral from the main entrance. As the mother's face, quite satisfied with Tam on the feudal customs, vow concubinage. Tan's wife gave birth to a son and three daughters, died early on, before dying asked Tan Yankai, hope he does not marry marry, will take a good number of children, Ms. Tan Dui's will keep pretty well. Tan Yankai the occasion of misfortune in the Sun full help to save so grateful to Da-Wei Sun, Sun Tan relations, but also more closely. Returned from the United States to study at this time Kai-shek, Sun intends to introduce Tan Yankai Kai-shek and Soong's mother to Tan Yankai recognized as godmother. Tan with "I can not back out of his dead wife, to discuss the second wife" as an excuse refused. Calligraphy after the death of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek Tan Yankai and increasingly close relationship, in December 1927, Chiang Kai-shek and shek married, Tan Yankai for the introducer. Chiang Kai-shek after the first step down and return to power, President Jiang Renguo People's Government, Tan Yankai Chief Dean, both at work and often have private contacts, and his daughter Tan Xiang Tan Yankai will sometimes will immediately Chiang. Word Man Yi Cheung Tam, Shanghai girls school graduate, was Kai-shek when the students studying in the U.S., when the Nanjing Army Children School teachers. Tan appearance dignified, intelligent superior, but also small Zuitian seniority, so the couple are very much like Chiang Kai-shek, Tan Yankai "Talk often to Chiang's residence, each to be brought Manyi counterparts." September 1930, Tan Yankai suffering from stroke, disease of the young officer entrusted Chiang couples choose for Tan Xiang Fu, and has asked Jiang to look after him after his death, the Second Army soldiers. Died the same year, the national government ordered a state funeral, the tomb of Sun Yat-sen to built a few kilometers east of the tomb.
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Evaluation of the Characters
Tan Yankai changes his mind, good test the political winds, either from the three Hunan Governor to serve as Chairman of the National Government, in the end as the first Executive Yuan, Republic of China constitute the whole of his fame He Ding Xuan Long's chapter, making the pack Fun in the turbulent political situation since the number of rare "political tumbler." Not only that, his calligraphy, renowned the world over, the Republic of China enjoy the reputation of the first four calligraphers; do not love beauty, but then a soft spot for food; Although the literati, but proficient in riding and shooting. The world of his mixed, have called him "the Republic of China finished one," said he was "off-off with capacity, Yong Yong have degrees," the great statesman, has called him "a pillar of party-state", "medicine in licorice" , it was said that he was smooth and slick "crystal ball", "Bansi promise of live painting Feng Dao."
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Biography
Tan Yankai (1880 -1930), the word Om, fear number three. House Chaling people of Changsha. Hua Xing Hui member. Swiss 1904 and other initiatives and Lung Fu Jian Hunan Library. Always attached importance to cultural and educational work. Appointed military governor of Hunan in 1911, the appointment of Chou Daonan is renamed Hunan Provincial Librarian. Scholars Qing dynasty, the Imperial Academy award editing. Xuantong first year (1909) pushed for the speaker of the Conference Board of Hunan. Joined the KMT in 1912, served as military governor and governor of Hunan and other staff. After 1927, former President of National Government, Executive Yuan. Engineering books, broke the book list nest, flies off a very subtle lower case Ai. Feng from the money, Shaoji, Weng upstream Yen Chen, "Ma Gu Xian Tan in mind." Mi Fu in Running Script adopting both methods. Tan Yankai faction leaders in modern constitutional monarchy. Scholars Qing dynasty, the Imperial Academy award editing. 1907 organization "Constitutional Association of Hunan", and actively promote constitutional. 1909, cited as Speaker of the Conference Board of Hunan, became leading figures in Hunan constitutionalists. When the echo revolution Revolution, Changsha, after recovery, were cited as Hunan military long and the Senate. Hunan military governor after three terms. Joined the KMT in 1912, he served as Minister of Hunan branch. Served as president after the military governor of Hunan, Chairman of the Central Political Committee, the National Government, Executive Yuan and other staff. September 22, 1930 died in Nanjing.
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English Expression
n.: Tan Yankai
Thesaurus
zu'an, bravery
Related Phrases
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Containing Phrases
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Tan yankai A cursive hand [handwriting] Seven couplet
