hu lanqi appeared on cover of liangyou pictorial in 1932.
after being blacklisted kmt, hu left china europe in 1928. briefly shared apartment xiangning in berlin, , through introduction of s son liao chengzhi , cheng fangwu, joined chinese-speaking group of communist party of germany. xiangning introduced hu soong ching-ling, widow of president sun yat-sen. when soong s mother died, hu accompanied soong china attend funeral in july 1931, before returning germany. in 1932, image appeared on popular magazine liangyou (the young companion).
in december 1932, hu briefly arrested german police after attending protest against japanese invasion of manchuria. 2 months later, following nazi machtergreifung, adolf hitler suppressed german communist party , threw thousands of party members in jail. hu lanqi arrested , imprisoned 3 months. when news reached china, soong ching-ling , prominent writer lu xun formally petitioned german consulate in shanghai , secured release. deported france , moved england afterward.
in 1934, began writing in german women s prison, recounting experience in jail political prisoners , petty criminals. french newspaper le monde published excerpts of book, , translated , published in english, german, russian, spanish , chinese, making celebrity. in summer of 1934 soviet luminary maxim gorky invited attend first congress of russian writers, , reportedly singled out praise. in moscow met chinese communist leaders li lisan , kang sheng, asked go hong kong act liaison between left-wing kmt leaders , communists.
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