14 Facts About Hu Lancheng

Hu Lancheng was a Chinese writer and politician who was denounced as a traitor for serving a propaganda official in the Wang Jingwei regime, the Japanese puppet regime during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Hu Lancheng was the first husband of the celebrated novelist Eileen Chang.

Hu Lancheng met many people during this time and made friends with Wang Jingzhi, Liu Zhaoyang, and Cui Zhenwu.

Hu Lancheng was, and still is, recognized for his numerous lovers during the duration of his life.

For fans of Eileen Chang, known colloquially as Zhangmi, Hu Lancheng's trysts are nothing short of notorious.

Hu Lancheng began his career by working as a clerk in the University of Yen-ching, located in Beijing, which eventually exposed him to the western intellectual thought that inspired much of his writing and political beliefs, Marxism being one example.

Hu Lancheng's acclaimed literary career began in Guangxi province in 1932 with the publishing of various essays in local in journals and newspapers.

Once Wang Jing-wei officially left the GMD, Hu Lancheng was promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of Propaganda within the party, and worked for a time as Wang's secretary.

Hu Lancheng did not begin as an ally to the Wang Jingwei regime, in fact, in 1943 he was sent to jail in Nanjing for publicly critiquing the puppet regime in his writings.

Wang Xiangfu mentions that Hu Lancheng is skilled in his writings and is unique his literature remains to be his only achievement in his whole life.

Some people say that Hu Lancheng gained fame through the fans of Eileen Chang.

Hu Lancheng's writing could be hard to grasp at times and makes readers ponder for a better understanding.

Hu Lancheng includes many surprises such as beginning his memoir in a unique way, and as a result throwing many people off, as they would never have guessed that to be the start of the book.

On July 25,1981, Hu Lancheng passed away at age 75 due to chronic heart failure in Tokyo, Japan.