Soong Ching Ling and Song Ching Ling Foundation
Soong Ching Ling (SCL), the late Honorary President of the People's Republic of China, was bornon January 27, 1893 in Shanghai into a family originated from Wenchang City, Hainan Province. Having graduated from Wesleyan College of the United States in 1913, she began to follow Dr. SunYat-sen and devoted herself to the cause of the Chinese Democratic Revolution (CDR). For thesuccess of CDR, the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the founding of the People's Republic of China, she had made great contributions in the whole period of the Northern Expedition, the War of Resistance Against Japan and the China's War of Liberation.
After the founding of new China, SCL, as one of the important State leaders, in dealing with bothhome and international affairs, had made untiring efforts to safeguard world peace, strive for socialprogress and prosperity of mankind, enhance the mutual understanding, strengthen people-to-peoplefriendly relations with foreign countries, protect the rights and interests of women, develop children's culture, education, social welfare, and promote the reunification of Motherland. Because of her great contributions, she was highly respected and acknowledged as one of the greatest women in the 20th century.
On May 29, 1981, SCL died of illness in Beijing. In memory of her, China Soong Ching LingFoundation (CSCLF) was established on May 29, 1982 in Beijing with the initiation and support from Senior State Leaders Deng Xiaoping, Liao Chengzhi and Kang Keqing.
Since the establishment, CSCLF, in accordance with its CHARTER and abided by the principle ofopen-door policy, has made great achievements in the areas of aid-to-education & poverty alleviation, international exchanges, training of teachers, sports & health, popularization of science & technology and children's literature & arts etc. etc. with the support and assistance from individuals and institutions both at home and abroad. All these efforts have been well received in China and across the world as well.
In 1987, the Secretary-General of United Nations Javier Perez de Cuellar conferred a title of "Peace Messenger" on CSCLF for its notable contributions to the maintenance of world peace.
In 1997, the World Health Organization honored CSCLF with the "Tobacco or Health Commemorative Medal" for its outstanding contributions to the promotion of world health throughthe anti-tobacco campaign among children in China.
In 1999, the State Council bestowed a title of "Model Unit in National Unity and Progress" on CSCLF for its great contributions to the national unity and progress.
In 2001, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the State Planning Commission conferred the honor of "Model Unit in the National 'Double-basic' Education Endeavor" on CSCLF.
Details can be found on http://sclf.cri.cn.
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中华人民共和国已故名誉主席宋清龄（SCL）于1893年1月27日在上海出生，成为海南省文昌市的一个家族。 1913年毕业于美国卫斯理学院，她开始关注孙中山先生，并致力于中国民主革命事业。对于CDR的成功，抗日战争的胜利和中华人民共和国的成立，她在整个北伐，抗日战争和中国解放战争中作出了巨大贡献。
新中国成立后，作为国家重要领导人之一，在处理国家和国际事务中，为维护世界和平，争取人类社会进步和繁荣，增进相互了解，与外国人民友好关系，保护妇女权益，发展儿童文化，教育，社会福利，促进祖国统一。由于她的巨大贡献，她受到了高度的尊重和承认作为20世纪最伟大的女性之一。
1981年5月29日，宋庆龄在北京死亡。为纪念她，中国宋庆龄基金会（CSCLF）于1982年5月29日在北京成立，由高级国家领导人邓小平，廖承志和康可庆主持和支持。
自成立以来，中海集团按照章程，遵循开门原则，在扶贫教育，扶贫，国际交流，教师培训，体育健康，普及教育等方面取得了重大成就科学技术和儿童文学艺术等等，在国内外个人和机构的支持和帮助下。所有这些努力在中国和世界各地受到好评。
1987年，联合国秘书长佩雷斯·德奎利亚为联合国宪章和平委员会授予“和平使者”称号，为维护世界和平作出了显着贡献。
1997年，世界卫生组织通过“烟草或健康纪念勋章”，为中国儿童通过反烟草运动促进世界卫生做出杰出贡献，使其荣幸。
1999年，国务院授予“中华全国民族团结进步示范单位”称号，为国家统一进步作出了巨大贡献。
2001年，教育部，财政部和国家计委授予中央国资委“国家”双语教育奋斗示范单位“荣誉称号。
详细信息可以在http://sclf.cri.cn找到。.
