浙江一別五十春 萬里歸心勝月明

“浙江一別五十春，萬里歸心勝月明……”1999年9月，在闊別50多年后，美籍華人、著名社會活動家陳香梅女士一行，再來浙江訪問，引起了社會各界和眾人的廣泛關注。

我時任浙江省僑辦文教宣傳處處長，有幸負責接待和全程陪同陳香梅女士一行，并見證了這段難忘的歷史。

省市領導親切會見

陳香梅女士是第二次世界大戰中美國第十四航空隊司令、飛虎將軍陳納德的夫人。1960年和1967年曾兩次幫助尼克松競選總統。1981年和1983年先后以美國共和黨少數民族委員會主席和美國總統出口委員會副主席的身份應邀來華訪問。美國多屆總統都對她委以重任；臺灣高層對她也高度重視。多年來，陳香梅女士為中美兩國的交往和海峽兩岸的溝通做了大量工作。1981年1月4日，鄧小平接見美國參議院共和黨副領袖史蒂文斯和陳香梅。他坦率批評了有些美國人的錯誤觀點，強調臺灣問題對中美關系的重要性。當時歡迎宴會在人民大會堂舉行，鄧小平安排陳香梅坐第一貴賓席，讓參議員史蒂文斯坐在次席。鄧小平風趣地說: 美國有100個參議員，只有1個陳香梅！美國各大報紙在第一版刊登鄧小平與陳香梅握手的照片。

省領導高度重視和關心陳香梅女士一行來浙江訪問，多次指示省僑辦和有關部門做好各項接待工作，并對陳香梅女士一行的來訪給予高規格的禮遇。

9月23日早上6時許，我和省警衛局于文中處長帶領車隊，前往上海迎接陳香梅女士一行。陳女士見到我們十分高興，連聲說：“謝謝!”

中午11時左右，陳香梅女士一行的車隊安全到了杭州。陳女士對入住西子賓館并安排在l號樓總統套房非常滿意。以后幾次來杭州，她都指名要住西子賓館。

當天晚上，柴松岳省長在西子賓館1號樓大會見廳親切會見了陳香梅女士一行。當時柴省長向陳女士贈送的禮品是一幅絲織的浙江地圖和西湖龍井茶葉。時任省僑辦主任朱惠珍還向陳女士頒發了浙江省海協會名譽顧問證書。陳女士對柴省長的熱情邀請和款待表示感謝，贈送了她的新作《陳香梅回憶錄：華府春秋》，并即興賦詩一首：“杭州一別五十春，萬里歸心勝月明。秋花又染西湖岸，更謝柴君待客情。”

9月24日中午，時任省委副書記、杭州市委書記李金明，杭州市代市長仇保興、副市長金勝山在新僑飯店會見了陳香梅女士一行。李金明書記向客人介紹了改革開放以來杭州兩個文明建設所取得的成就。陳女士說，50年前來過杭州，這次來杭州訪問，看到杭州發展如此之快，感到十分欣慰。

樓外樓歡度中秋佳節

陳香梅在浙訪問期間恰逢中秋佳節。9月24日下午2時30分，74歲的陳香梅女士與郝福滿先生來到樓外樓，參加由省海外交流協會、省政協詩書畫之友社、省文聯、省文化廳藝術委員會、杭州樓外樓酒家聯合舉辦的聯誼活動，與省市近百名文化界知名人士和有關方面代表歌舞傳情，翰墨結緣，游湖聽曲，品茗賞月，相聚湖山間，歡度中秋佳節。

那天陳女士白衫黑褲，身披大紅毛衣外套，穿著簡單自然，卻掩不住雍容華貴的氣質。

聯誼會由原浙江省政協副主席、省政協詩書畫之友社社長吳仁源主持；原省文化廳藝術委員會主任、戲劇藝術家史行介紹到會的領導和來賓；原浙江省政協副主席、省政協詩書畫之友社理事長孫家賢致歡迎詞，話雖不多，但熱情洋溢，坦率真誠。陳香梅女士十分感動，高興地說：“今天非常感謝大家的熱情款待，我不但賞心悅目，而且有賓至如歸之感。杭州是我又一個故鄉。”省政協詩書畫之友社顧問、藝術評論家沈祖安代表省市文化界人士向陳女士贈送一幅壽幛；著名書法家朱關田的書法作品，因本人在國外訪問，故特意用黃絹精裱后托人送來贈給陳女士；83歲高齡的京劇表演藝術家宋寶羅將自己珍藏的一幅松壽圖贈予陳女士；著名畫家曾宓、孔仲起、何水法和書法家姜東舒、駱恒光等當場揮毫作畫、題字，贈送陳女士。陳女士十分高興地與書畫家們和他們的作品一一合影。演藝界來參加聯誼會的人也不少，有浙江京昆劇院名譽院長、京劇藝術家趙麟童，著名影視演員何賽飛，著名歌唱家陳紅冰、金永玲，著名越劇演員王濱梅等，他們有的是從外地趕來，有的是臨時辭掉了演出來參加聯誼會并一展演唱風采。令陳香梅女士和郝福滿先生興奮不已的，不僅是青年笛子演奏家的精彩技藝，更有一群活潑可愛的少年兒童表演驚險而又優美的雜技藝術。陳香梅女士把這天下午與浙江文藝界人士的聯歡看成是一件非常幸福的事。

晚宴上，好客的樓外樓主人以陳年佳釀和豐盛正宗的西湖名菜珍肴招待來自遠方的貴賓。融融的天堂情，濃濃的西湖酒，陳香梅女士真的陶醉了。“良辰美景佳肴齊，第一樓上遠客來。”陳香梅女士蘸著濃墨題寫的詩聯，表達的不僅是對樓外樓的盛贊，更是對杭州人民的一片摯情。

中秋之夜，西子湖畔火樹銀花，亭榭樓閣一派璀璨。六橋畫柳、三潭印月、阮墩環碧、湖心亭里……處處熠熠放光。裝飾一新的“樓外樓”畫舫載著陳香梅女士一行蕩漾在金光閃爍的碧波上。陳香梅女士與郝福滿先生幾次來到船艙外，盡情地觀賞西湖夜景。

陳女士在船頭上眺望明月，娓娓地談了她對中秋、對月夜的聯想，又默默地沉浸在無限的遐思中。夜深了，陳香梅女士一行才離船登岸返回西子賓館。

“杭州是我最懷念的地方”

陳香梅女士一行在浙江訪問期間，考察了杭州經濟技術開發區和眼力健（杭州）制藥有限公司，聽取了開發區建設和企業情況的介紹。陳女士對開發區的發展十分贊賞，欣然為開發區題詞“希望之城”。

9月25日上午，陳女士一行來到浙江工業大學考察訪問，受到熱烈歡迎。聽了浙江工業大學發展和教學的有關情況后，陳女士關切地問：“學校有沒有新聞專業?”并侃侃地談起自己當新聞記者的經歷以及新聞工作的重要性。她對學校領導說，你們把新聞專業教學搞好了，我就在浙江工業大學設立一個“新聞獎”，獎勵優秀教師和學生。還表示：她將為浙江工業大學與美國相關學校的對口交流和合作提供幫助。最后，陳香梅女士和郝福滿先生愉快地接受聘請，擔任浙江工業大學名譽教授。

在浙江訪問期間，陳女士一行出席了省出版界座談會，聽取了浙江省新聞出版局情況介紹，并與省新聞出版局就設立優秀出版獎等事宜達成了初步的意向。她還考察了杭州旅游景點——宋城；專程去富陽，參觀考察了中國古代造紙印刷文化村，并欣然接受聘請，擔任印刷文化村名譽村長。陳女士說：“能夠參觀宣紙的制造，真是大開眼界。今日仍有人用心出版線裝書，真是難得。中華文化了不起。”華寶齋富翰文化有限公司董事長蔣放年送了《宋詞》《元曲》等線裝書給陳女士，她非常高興，即席寫了兩首詩相贈，其中一首為:“富陽書齋蔣放年，弘揚文化華寶軒；唐詩宋詞宣紙印，浙東高格不虛傳。”

游覽西湖是陳女士的最大心愿，9月23日下午，由朱惠珍主任陪同，游覽了西湖三潭印月、阮公墩、湖心亭。25日下午，陳女士一行來到湖畔居品茶，并觀看了茶藝表演。在湖畔居，陳香梅憑欄遠眺，湖山如詩似畫，滿目的秋光撩起她無限詩情，于是就題寫了一詩：“湖畔居上共品茶，龍井清茗第一家；蓮蓬秋來真有味，西子岸邊看晚霞。”陳香梅女士還向讀者簽名贈送她最近由浙江文藝出版社出版的作品《陳香梅回憶錄：華府春秋》。秋陽下的湖光山色，喚起了陳香梅許多回憶，特別是與陳納德的戀情。她第一次來杭州是l947年10月，正是在這次杭州行中，陳香梅在西湖游船上說服了父親，讓父親同意她與陳納德的婚事。那時為了抗日來華的陳納德將軍正在上海。正是這一年年底，陳納德與陳香梅在上海結了婚。她與陳納德的愛情，因為有杭州，有西湖，才更帶有傳奇色彩。離開50年后重見杭州，城市換了容顏，西湖變得更美了。陳香梅感慨萬分。她說:“杭州是我最懷念的地方。”

臨行前陳香梅女士即興賦詩一首贈送浙江省僑辦：“杭州歸來幾度春，西湖游罷月已圓，落霜又染錢塘柳，僑辦熱心一片情。”

（本文照片均為陳謀荃攝）□

Anna Chennault’s Visit to Hangzhou in 1999

By Jiang Minda

Chen Xiangmei (Mrs. Anna Chennault， born in 1925) is the widow of late World War II aviation hero Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (1893-1958). He is a popular hero in China for the heroic exploits of the Flying Tigers， the American Volunteer Group of pilots and ground crew， who were under his command. Mrs. Anna Chennault helped the presidential campaigns of Nixon in 1960 and 1967. She visited China in 1981 in the capacity of the chairman of Minorities Committee of Republican Party of USA and in 1983 in the capacity of the vice chairman of American President’s Export Committee.

Over decades， she gained the trust of the White House because she helped a number of Republican presidential candidates in elections. U.S. Presidents Kennedy， Johnson， Nixon， Ford， Carter， and Reagan all asked her to take on various informal tasks for them. In particular， she acted as a secret ambassador in the political triangle of USA， the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. She is highly respected in three places. Anna Chennault has contributed a great deal to the improvement of relations between China and the USA and to communications across the Taiwan Straits. On January 4， 1981， Deng Xiaoping met with Mrs. Anna Chennault and held a banquet in her honor at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chen Xiangmei and Claire Lee Chennault visited Hangzhou in October 1947 and later that year they got married in Shanghai. The West Lake witnessed the romance of the two.

So naturally， Zhejiang gave a red carpet reception to her in September， 1999. It was the then 74-year-old lady’s first visit to Hangzhou after a hiatus of 52 years. On the early morning of September 23， 1999， a limousine fleet went to Shanghai to meet her. By 11 o’clock A.M.， she had arrived in Hangzhou and checked into the president suite at West Lake Guest House.

In the evening， Zhejiang Provincial Governor Chai Songyue met with Mrs. Chennault and presented her with a silk map of Zhejiang and Dragon Well Tea， both best special products of Hangzhou. Zhu Huizhen， then director of Zhejiang Provincial Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs， gladly engaged Mrs. Chennault as an honorary advisor to Zhejiang Branch of Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait. Mrs. Anna Chennault gave copies of her new book “The Memoirs of#8239;Anna Chennault--The Spring and Autumn of American Government” to the hosts and improvised a short poem in classical Chinese tradition in appreciation of the warm hospitality she had received in Hangzhou.

At the noon of September 24， the leadership of Hangzhou met with Mrs. Anna Chennault at Xiaoqiao Hotel. The CPC secretary Li Jinming briefed Mrs. Chennault on the modernization progress Hangzhou had made since the reform and opening up. Mrs. Chennault said she had been in Hangzhou more than 50 years before. She was happy to see rapid changes in Hangzhou. She wrote a poem in commemoration of the meeting on the spot.

In the afternoon， Mrs. Chennault attended a gathering at Louwailou Restaurant on the West Lake in celebration of the Moon Festival. The gathering was jointly sponsored by Zhejiang International Cultural Exchanges Association， Zhejiang CPPCC Poets， Calligraphers and Painters Association， Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles， Art Committee of Zhejiang Culture Administration and Louwailou Restaurant. Nearly 100 cultural celebrities of Zhejiang and Hangzhou attended. Hangzhou-based artists created paintings and calligraphic artworks on the spot and presented their creations to Chennault as gifts. Singers， folk music instrumentalists， Yueju opera and Peking Opera artists performed. A group of teenage acrobats staged a breathtaking stunt. Chennault was hugely pleased by the afternoon matinee.

In the evening， Louwailou Restaurant regaled the visitors with a luxurious dinner on a restaurant boat on the lake.

On the morning of September 25， Mrs. Anna Chennault visited Zhejiang University of Technology. After university president Wu Tianzu gave a brief introduction to the university， Chennault asked whether the university offered a course on journalism. She talked about her journalist career and the importance of media and journalism. She offered to set up a journalism award when the journalism course at the university became better. She also said she would help Zhejiang University of Technology to set up academic and cooperative ties with American counterparts.

During her stay in Hangzhou， Mrs. Chennault attended a forum held in her honor， where she met with publishers and journalists of the province. She and the Zhejiang Press and Publishing Administration signed a memo about the establishment of an award for best publications in the province.

She also found time to visit a traditional paper-making and printing business in Fuyang. The books printed and bound there are all made in the ancient Chinese techniques.

On the afternoon of September 23， Mrs. Anna Chennault had a boat tour on the West Lake. She visited three small isles on the lake. On the afternoon of September 25， she visited Lakeview Teahouse where she watched a tea performance and took a panoramic view of the West Lake from a vantage point in the teahouse.

She also autographed copies of “The Memoirs of#8239;Anna Chennault--The Spring and Autumn of American Government”. The book was published in 1999 by Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House.

Before Anna Chennault left， she wrote a poem in appreciation of the warm reception from the Zhejiang Provincial Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs.□