The love story of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the popular favorite of the Celestial Empire Peng Liyuan

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

For a long time, China was a rather closed country for the Western world. And the wives of the first persons of the state were also in the shadows, rarely appeared in public. And if they did appear, they did not give any interviews, they dressed very modestly, therefore, they did not arouse much interest in anyone. But all this was easily changed by Peng Liyuan, the wife of comrade Xi Jinping - a popular favorite who became "" …

Following the advice of her parents, who noticed her daughter's singing abilities from early childhood, Peng Liyuan received a musical education.

Her excellent soprano did not go unnoticed, the singer began to be invited to various groups. But Liyuan chose a career as an army artist and, joining the ranks of the Chinese army, became a soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Shandong Military District.

And her choice turned out to be correct, the performances of the army teams in those years were held at the best venues in the country. Success was not long in coming, real fame came to Peng Liyuan - not a single holiday concert took place without her participation.

Her whole life was filled with concert performances, tours, there was absolutely no time left to think about her personal life. But I had to think. Then Peng Liyuan's friends decided to get down to business, who organized her acquaintance with Xi Jinping, who at that time was the deputy mayor of the small seaside town of Xiamen. At first, Peng Liyuan refused to meet with him, but then she succumbed to persuasion, deciding for the sake of interest to look at the "completely extraordinary guy." She did not particularly prepare for the meeting, did not dress up and came in a military uniform. But Xi Jinping managed to get the girl interested in the process of their conversation, and in general they liked each other. Xi Jinping "". And Peng Liyuan wrote in her memoirs about this meeting: ""

After this meeting, they continued their acquaintance, but since they lived in different cities and were very busy, they talked more often on the phone, sometimes they still managed to meet. A year later, they decided to get married.

They did not arrange any fancy wedding. We signed, took wedding photos and sent invitations to Xi Jinping's friends and colleagues: "".

The guests were shocked when they learned that, it turns out, they were invited to the wedding, and Xi Jinping married the beautiful Peng Liyuan, who was already fantastically popular at that time, and was fondly called by the people "".

Of course, after the wedding, the newlyweds could not afford a whole month of happiness, and they had only four "honey" days. And after that, Peng Liyuan again had concerts, tours … She visited Beijing more often than at home. It is good that the husband turned out to be understanding and very patient, and their family did not break up. In 1992, the couple had a daughter, whom they named Xi Mingze.

And so they lived … Peng Liyuan continued to tour the country and abroad with great success, in the army she rose to the rank of major general.

Xi Jinping also wasted no time - in connection with the promotion, he changed several places of work and residence. His political career turned out to be incredibly successful - in 2007 he was nominated as the main contender for the country's top leadership post, which he was supposed to take in five years. But at the same time, the stage activities of his wife would be very undesirable. Realizing this perfectly, Peng Liyuan decided to leave the stage and devote herself to her husband.

In the fall of 2012, as expected, Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, and the following spring, Chairman of the PRC.

During her visit to Russia, Peng Liyuan performed at a concert with the choir and orchestra of the ensemble of A. Alexandrov, wonderfully performing the Russian folk song "".

If earlier Chinese leaders made their foreign trips in standard European suits, always with a tie, now, on the initiative of Peng Liyuan, special clothes are being developed for these purposes, in which the European style is harmoniously combined with elements of the national Chinese costume. And during a trip to Amsterdam at a reception at the royal palace, the leader of the PRC and his wife appeared dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, which was quite unexpected.

Subsequently, this began to be repeated:

In November 2014, Beijing hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and their wives. For such events, the host country traditionally prepares special costumes for guests in the national style. Peng Liyuan gladly joined this work - she selected the styles of suits, their colors.

Over the decades of her stage career, Peng Liyuan has perfectly mastered the science of being confident and dignified in society, looking elegant, choosing the right outfits. And she, as the first lady of the country, this skill was very useful.

Peng Liyuan's charisma and diplomacy contribute to the strengthening of China's image abroad, making this country more "human".

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