My Life in China and America · Character
Ting Yih Chang
Chinese official and associate of Yung Wing.
minor
Also known as Ting
First appearance: XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission
Ting Yih Chang shows up with force in XV: My Second Return to China. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Taotai of Shanghai, becomes a close friend of Yung Wing and helps him rise in rank.
Ting Yih Chang first appears in 0019 xvii the chinese educational mission.
In XV: My Second Return to China: Taotai of Shanghai, becomes a close friend of Yung Wing and helps him rise in rank.
Later, in XVI: Proposal of My Educational Scheme: Governor of Kiangsu, supports Yung Wing's scheme and forwards proposals to Peking.
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Character groups
- Key Figures in Yung Wing's Life
- Protagonist
- Chinese Officials and Associates
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Yung Wing’s emotional peak is the collision between his personal honor—the joint ministership to Washington—an…
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- XV: My Second Return to China
- XVI: Proposal of My Educational Scheme
- XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission
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