Except at the very end of this book, I have used the system of English spelling of Chinese names of persons and places appropriate to the time span of most of the story—namely, that known as the Wade-Giles system. At the end, the more modern pinyin spellings are used.
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A Ch’u, Treadup’s assistant: first lecture, 3.1; 3.2; bird fancier, 3.3; queue cut, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8; in “the test,” 3.9; 3.10; 3.11, 8.1, 9.1.
Chang Tso-lin, warlord dominant in Manchuria: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2; killed, 5.3, 6.1.
Chang Hsueh-liang, Marshal, son of Chang Tso-lin: Sian Incident.
Chao Hung-ti, Governor of Hunan Province: bomb thrown at, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.
Ch’en, Dr., doctor in Paoting compound: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.
Ch’en Tu-hsiu, co-founder of Chinese Communist Party: in France, 3.1; role in Chinese Renaissance, 3.2; 4.1; deposed, 5.1.
Chiang Kai-shek, Nationalist leader: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1; emerging as leader, 5.1; “Nationalist Revolutionary Expedition,” 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5; baptized, 5.6; 3.4; missionaries’ visit to, 6.1; Kiangsi “extermination campaigns,” 6.2; New Life Movement, 6.3; fighting Communists, 6.4; Sian Incident, 6.5; 10.1, 10.2, 10.3.
Chiang, Madame: see Soong Mei-ling.
Ch’ien, Y. L., General Secretary of Nanking Y.M.C.A..
Ching, Treadup’s second assistant: breaks coherer, 3.1, 3.2; 3.3; on train with Feng, 3.4; 3.5, 4.1.
Chou, Mrs. Evenrude’s Number One Boy: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4.
Chou En-lai (Zhou Enlai), Communist leader, second to Mao: in France, 3.1; on Long March, 6.1; Sian Incident, 6.2; 10.1.
Chu, C. H., Harvard graduate working on literacy vocabulary, 4.1; Treadup visits, 5.1.
Chuan Hsien-hseng, Treadup’s third and best language teacher: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2; joins Lecture Bureau, 3.3; in “the test,” 3.4; 3.5, 4.1, 8.1, 8.2.
Feng, farmer in Li Chia village who introduced Treadup to Communists: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 9.1, 10.1.
Feng Yu-hsiang, the “Christian General”: hears Todd, 3.1; 3.2; Treadup’s train-ride with, 3.3; his camp, Treadup’s lecture, 3.4; 3.5, 3.6, 4.1; as warlord, 4.2; 4.3; invitation to Treadup, 5.1; Treadup considers, 5.2; declines, 5.3; 5.4, 5.5, 5.6; drops Christianity, 5.7; 6.1.
Fu, one of the “wharf rats,” returnee from France: 4.1; a Communist?, 4.2; Treadup breaks appointment with, 4.3.
Han, Y. Y., lecturer on conservation, 3.1; in “the test,” 3.2; 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 10.1.
Hsiao, Mr., elder who helps Treadup start village work: Treadup meets, 4.1; 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.
Hu, John Y., student of Nobel winners: heads Lecture Bureau lab, 3.1; chief of Bureau, 4.1; 4.2, 4.3; interim General Secretary, 4.4; at staff conference, 4.5; 5.1, 5.2, 6.1; vice-mayor of Shanghai, 10.1.
Hu Shih, leader of Chinese Renaissance: calls for vulgate language, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1.
Huang, Governor of Hunan Province, successor to Governor Chao: 4.1, 4.2.
Huang Ching, pastor of Paoting church: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1.
K’ang Yu-wei, reformer: promulgates “100 days of reform,” 1.1; 2.1; his Study of Confucius as a Reformer, 2.2; on footbinding association, 2.3; Treadup meets, background of, 3.1; leads resistance to Yuan Shih-kai, 3.2.
Lin Fu-chen (Mr. Lin), founder of Peikai Middle School and University, Treadup’s best Chinese friend: first meeting, 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; his training and career, 2.4; takes Treadup to Yen Han-lin, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7; helps form Alpha Social Club, 2.8; teaches Treadup, 2.9; takes Treadups to foot-binder, 2.10; 2.11; depressed, 2.12; conversion, 2.13; 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3; takes Treadup to flood refugee camp, 3.4; Treadup visits, 4.1; 5.1; Treadup visits again, 5.2, 6.1; 6.2, 6.3, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3.
Liu, David Y. S., eventual General Secretary of Y.M.C.A.: introduced, 3.1; heads Lecture Bureau, 3.2; in “the test,” 3.3; 3.4; assigns Treadups smaller house, 4.1; 4.2, 4.3, 4.4; tells Treadup about Todd letter, 4.5; 4.6; approves Johnny Wu’s plans, 4.7; 4.8, 5.1, 5.2; role in May 30th Movement, 5.3; 4.9, 4.10; releases Treadup for literacy work, 4.11; ill, 4.12; at staff conference, 4.13; 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10; “field inquiry,” 5.11; 6.1, 6.2, 8.1, 9.1.
Ma Kuo-fan (“Peter Ma”), Johnny Wu’s assistant: in France, 3.1; 4.1; joins literacy movement in China, 5.1; 5.2.
Mao Tse-tung: at 18, 3.1; 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1; his peasant uprising defeated, 5.2; 5.3; Hunan campaigns, 5.4; chairman of Kiangsi soviet, 6.1; Long March, 6.2; in Yenan, 7.1, 10.1.
Mi Tu-ch’uan, Treadup’s helper in Ma Ch’iao village, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 10.1.
Nieh, C. L., grandson of Tseng Kuo-fan: interprets for Todd.
Shen Hsi-ling, Madame, widow of an ex-premier, Johnny Wu’s angel, 4.1; speech at Chefoo graduation, 4.2; 4.3; offers help, 6.1; continues support, 7.1; 7.2, 7.3, 9.1.
Shen Mo-ju, Treadup’s deputy in villages: 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5; replaced, 6.6; 7.1.
Soong, Madame, wife of Charlie Soong, mother of leaders’ wives.
Soong Yao-ju (“Charlie”), missionary, then merchant, father of leaders’ wives, 3.1, 3.2.
Soong Ai-ling, wife of H. H. Kung.
Soong, Ching-ling, wife of Sun Yat-sen, 3.1, 3.2.
Soong Mei-ling, wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 3.1, 5.1; missionaries’ visit to, 6.1; 10.1.
Soong Tse-vung (“T. V.”), eventually premier.
Sun Yat-sen, “founder” of the Chinese republic, 3.1; provisional president, background, 3.2; receives Treadup, 3.3; 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2; makes agreement with Communists, 4.3; death of, 5.1; 5.2, 5.3.
Sung Chiao-jen, co-founder of Kuomintang: assassinated, 3.1; 3.2.
Sung, Inventor Wang’s pseudonym: .
Tao, Z. T., Todd’s interpreter, 1907: 2.1; treasurer of Shanghai Y, 3.1; 5.1; his son on Chiang, 6.1.
T’ao-tu Hsien-sheng, “Teacher,” Treadup’s Chinese name: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 10.1.
Teng Hsiao-ping (Deng Xiaoping), Chinese leader after Mao: .
Ting, Paoting compound gateman, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 8.1.
Ts’ao, Wellington, Columbia graduate working on literacy vocabulary: 4.1; Treadup visits, 5.1.
Tseng Kuo-fan, leader of the 19th-century Self-Strengthening Movement: 2.1; Movement described, 2.2; 3.1, 3.2.
Tz’u-hsi, the Empress Dowager: seizes power, 1.1; in foreign dress, 2.1; Christians’ petition to, 1907, 2.2; 2.3; dies, 2.4.
Wang, C. T., eventual premier: lecturer on government, 3.1; 3.2, 3.3.
Wang, Mr., Salt Commissioner of Chihli Province: visit to, 2.1, 2.2.
Wang Tun (“Inventor Wang”): first visit to Treadup in Shanghai, 4.1; a Communist?, 4.2; 4.3; Treadup reminded of him, 5.1, finds his address, 5.2, visits, 5.3; comes to help Treadup, 5.4, 5.5; has stopped coming, 5.6; 7.1, 8.1.
Wu Ch’u-sun (“Johnny Wu”), developer of literacy program: in France, 3.1; 3.2, 3.3; to Princeton, 3.4; 4.1, 4.2, 4.3; arrives in Shanghai, starts literacy work, 4.4; 4.5, 4.6; Changsha campaign, 4.7; 4.8; in Shanghai without telling Treadup, 4.9; 4.10, 4.11; asks Treadup’s help, 4.12; 4.13; 5.1; visits Treadup, 5.2; Wu’s plan for Menghsien, 5.3; 5.4; 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8; Treadup to Menghsien, 5.9; 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1.
Wu Hsien-sheng (“Teacher Wu”), Treadup’s first language teacher: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.
Wu P’ei-fu, North China warlord: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2.
Wu T’ing-hsiang, leader of Chinese delegation to Paris peace talks: .
Yen Han-lin, literatus, Mr. Lin’s patron: 2.1; receives Treadup, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4; 2.5; refuses Lin’s resignation, 2.6; approves Treadup’s proposal, 2.7; 2.8, 3.1, 6.1, 8.1.
Yuan Shih-kai, northern “strong man”: Viceroy of Chihli, 192; makes science materials available, 2.1; northern commander in civil war, 3.1; president of the Republic, 3.2; Treadup introduces Todd to, 3.3; his growing tyranny, 3.4, 3.5; conspiracy against, 3.6, 3.7; accepts Japan’s Twenty-one Demands, declares himself emperor, 3.8; 3.9, 3.10.