Hong Kong in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1918 to 1938. The most recorded lives are Ho Chi Minh, Soong Ching-ling and Zhou Enlai.

Ho Chi Minh
from 1930 to 1931
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
I. M. Pei
in 1918
1 moment here
Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…
Prajadhipok
in 1931
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Soong Ching-ling
from 1937 to 1938
2 moments here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1938
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Zhou Enlai
in 1927
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…