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Jung Chang

Author of the book and the third of the "three swans."

De-hong

This character was born of a mother who was the concubine of a warlord general and is the second of the "three swans."

Yu-Fang

At the age of fifteen, this character underwent a marriage arranged by her father and is the first of the "three swans."

Chang Shou-yu

This character is a proud person and is completely dedicated to the Communist party and refuses to ever use this position to help family members. The strain of another party taking control leads this character to have a mental breakdown.

General Xue

This character takes a young maiden for a concubine and does not see her more than four or five times before his death.

Yang Ru-shan

This character was married at fourteen and had a daughter at fifteen. This character's main duty was to raise...

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