After Zhuang Zedong's grandfather was laid off, his father, Zhuang Tishen, taught at Cang Xie Middle School founded by Hatong, a British Jewish tycoon who was then known as the richest man in the Far East. On the way to work one day, Zhuang Tishen picked up a horse ticket and won the prize the next day. Hearing this story, Hatong, who has always been superstitious, thinks that this man is a blessed man and his son may be a champion in the future. So, he betrothed his adopted daughter Luo Fuzhen to Zhuang, and bought a set of 330 old houses in Beijing before the Qing Dynasty as the dowry of the Zhuang couple, which was called "Beijing Hatong Garden".
However, Zhuang Tishen and his wife still lived in Yangzhou for more time after their marriage and had two daughters, but both died unfortunately. After that, the couple lived back and forth in Shanghai and Yang, and then moved to Beijing, where they gave birth to a son and died.
In order to continue the dealer's incense, Zhuang Yishen married Lei Zhongru in Yangzhou, and Lei Zhongru gave birth to a man and a woman for Zhuang Yishen. That boy is the future all-powerful table tennis star Zhuang Zedong.
Zhuang Zedong once wrote in his memoirs: After he was born, he lived in Yangzhou with his mother Lei Zhongru, "while his father was in Beijing and missed our mother and son". It was not until after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that Zhuang Ti got Luo Fuzhen's consent to "take our mother and son back to Beijing overnight". That year, Zhuang Zedong was five years old.
Born on August 25th, 1940, I have loved table tennis since childhood. /kloc-joined the table tennis team of Beijing Children's Palace Amateur Sports School at the age of 0/4.
1957 was selected to the Beijing table tennis team and won the mixed doubles championship in the national competition in the same year.
1959 was selected for the national youth table tennis team. In the same year, he participated in the Scandinavian international table tennis competition and won the men's singles championship. He won the men's team and men's doubles championships with his companions.
196 1 became one of the main players of China table tennis team. He participated in the 26th, 27th, 28th, 3rd1World Table Tennis Championships, won the men's singles championship for three times in a row, became the first person in China to win the World Table Tennis Championships for three consecutive times, was one of the main players of the men's team champion China in the 4th World Table Tennis Championships, and was also the men's doubles champion in the 28th World Table Tennis Championships.
On the domestic stage at that time, Zhuang Zedong also made outstanding achievements. He also won the men's singles championship in the National Table Tennis Championships for three consecutive times and the national team's singles championship for three consecutive times (including 100 consecutive games). In the year he played (1961-1971), he won more championships than all his teammates combined.
September 1973, 1, ITTF awarded him the replica St. Brad's Cup; 1973- 1976 used to be the director of the State Sports Commission, and later served as the table tennis coach of Beijing Children's Palace.
20 13 February 10 died in Beijing at the age of 73. 1988: Back to my hometown in Dongguan Street: 1945. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhuang Zedong left Yangzhou for Beijing. This journey lasted for 43 years, and it was not until 1988 that Zhuang Zedong was 48 years old that he returned to Yangzhou again. Xie, then director of Yangzhou Sports Commission Office, was responsible for the reception. He recalled that Zhuang Zedong came to Yangzhou after attending the establishment of Table Tennis Children's Palace in Jiangyin, Wuxi.
"At that time, Zhuang Zedong and his party consisted of six people, including his wife Atsuko Sasaki and his first coach at Beijing Shichahai Sports School." Xie recalled that Zhuang Zedong stayed in Yangzhou for three days and stayed in a sports hotel.
Xie said that he returned to Yangzhou after leaving Yangzhou for 43 years just to see his hometown and get back his memory. So Xie accompanied Zhuang Zedong back to his hometown in the north of Dongguan Street. When Zhuang Zedong walked into the courtyard where he spent the first five years of his life, he suddenly remembered some fragments of his childhood. "Zhuang Zedong remembered that there was an old well in the yard of his hometown. When he was a child, his favorite thing was to catch cricket by the old well, and then play cricket with his friends. Xie said, "Zhuang Zedong was very happy to go home that time. I also tasted Fuchun steamed buns and a three-headed banquet, and I was full of praise for Yangzhou. "
1996: guiding youth training: 1996, Zhuang Zedong returned to Yangzhou for the second time. According to the memory of the then director of Yangzhou Sports Commission, Zhuang Zedong and his wife returned to Yangzhou and signed the book Zhuang Zedong and Atsuko Sasaki. Chen Xia said that at that time, Zhuang Zedong used "the hometown of clothes and clothing" to describe his hometown of Yangzhou, and always mentioned his deep feelings for his hometown in his speech.
Xie also said that when Zhuang Zedong returned to Yangzhou for the first time, he had already expressed his intention of thinking about Yangzhou all the time. "He told me that he always felt sorry for his hometown and made little contribution to Yangzhou table tennis. This is his regret. "
Xie also told reporters a short story: Xie loved table tennis since he was a child, but his family conditions did not allow him to play with a racket made of wood on the wall. At that time, Zhuang Zedong's brother Zhuang Zezhong and his family also lived in Yangzhou. Zhuang Zezhong's wife's adoptive father Huang Hanhou and Xie's father were family friends. When Huang Hanhou learned that Xie likes playing ball, but he can't afford an ordinary racket, he told Zhuang Zedong. Hearing this, the Zhuang Zedong immediately sent someone to thank.
1996, Zhuang Zedong came to Yang for the second time. Because of time, Zhuang Zedong didn't have time to go back to his old house, but he still took time to personally guide the training of young table tennis players in Yangzhou. "Although Zhuang Zedong left Yangzhou when he was very young, he always remembered Yangzhou in his heart." Xie said to him.