Zhang Youyi (also spelled Chang Yu-i), was the first wife of the Chinese poet Xu Zhimo

Xu Zhimo

Xu Zhimo was an early 20th century Chinese poet. He was given the name of Zhangxu and the courtesy name of Yousen . He later changed his courtesy name to Zhimo ....

. Zhang was famous in her own right as a banker and educator.

Marriage and children

• Hsu Chi-kai (1918 – )
• Hsu "Peter" Bide (1922 – 1925)

Divorce

After giving birth to her second son, Youyi received a letter from her estranged husband, Xu Zhimo, declaring his intentions to divorce. In his letter, Zhimo reasoned that "marriage not based on love was intolerable." Youyi consented, and signed the divorce papers.

Further reading

Chang, Pang-Mei. Bound Feet & Western Dress. Garden City: Anchor Books, 1997.

External links

• Reminiscences of Xu Zhimo