by Jeffry Babb
There is an old saying about the Soong Dynasty, as the three Soong sisters are called: “One loved money, one loved power and one loved China.”
“Soong Dynasty” is a play on words. The ancient Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) was a golden age in China’s history, a time of peace and prosperity.
The three Soong sisters were Ai-ling, Ching-ling and Mei-ling. They were the daughters of Charles Jones Soong (usually called Charlie), an American-educated Methodist missionary…