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I am from Shaanxi, a place George Hogg lived and worked for years. Two years from now and people have to do something done one way or the other, in China or in UK. Last September, I did visit Gansu and attended the celebration there of the 70th anniversary of Bailie School and th birthday of Rewi Alley, he was the best friend of George. They have the museum of them and the monument. They also have the collection of over books and other items contributed to them by Rewi in the s, at the time of the re-establishment of Bailie School in Shandan in This is what they told me. The Museum is also at their place. And also the family members of George, including his adopted children in China, the Nie's Brothers. I live and work in China and have shown 'Children of the Silk Road' to many of my students to show them about the kindness of G A Hogg. Of course I have to consider the strong anti-Japanese feelings that still exist across China and especially in Shaanxi where I live. Although he died young at the age of 30, G A Hogg undertook a remarkable journey with the children. Quite a man who never gave up his ideals and the care of his young charges. I have noticed the photo of 'Hogg with Chinese forces during Sino-Japanese war in ': the caption reads "with Chinese forces" and I think this was in when George Hogg visited the Communist Army, specially in the war field and met with General Nie. Liu Ke. The 4th figure was Deng Tuo, who was also one of the early Communists - a journalist, chief editor of the Frontier newspaper. He came to serve as the director general and editor in chief of the People's Daily : he was a poet, as well as a writer. He published some very good writing in the s and early 60s. He was denounced because of his writings and died in , just at the beginning of the so called Cultural Revolution in China. I am rereading this page with my previous input and found that I did make an big mistake in noting George Aylwin Hogg's birthday. He was born on Feb 26 and died on July 22, Tomorrow is July 22, on which he passed away of sickness in Shandan, Gansu, China. If you're already a registered user of this site, please login using the form on the left-hand side of this page. More filters. Sort order. Oct 01, Judy rated it it was ok Shelves: bio-memoir , china , reads. It's too bad that the author didn't go whole-Hogg when writing the account of George Hogg, Ocean Devil. I can't imagine a life more suited for a mesmerizing, emotional biography. Around the neck-of-the-woods where I live, we have a joke about our Detroit Lions football team snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory with the subpar play of their talent-laden team, this is much how I feel after reading this book. For Pete's sake, a movie was made about this trek. The movie was the reason I wanted to read this book so badly, to find out more! What is lamentable about this is that the history shown through the eyes of George Hogg would have been very interesting, but approached the way the author approached it was dry. Having read most of the historical events in other biographies and memoirs, I know this could have been done much better. During his stay in China, he fell in love with a Chinese lady, he survived typhus, malaria as well as many other grave illnesses, he fed the starving, he fought corruption Its not until the last third of the book that the pace picks up when it actually starts focusing on Hogg, but still it doesn't capitalize on the events of his life. Apr 20, Sheri S. The life of George Hogg proved somewhat interesting. George Hogg seemed a noble man with great aspirations who finally found what would make him most happy in life. He was the headmaster at a school in China and had to move the school on one occasion to escape approaching military forces. I was a bit disappointed that the mile journey involved in moving the school was not discussed with mor The life of George Hogg proved somewhat interesting. I was a bit disappointed that the mile journey involved in moving the school was not discussed with more detail. I think I would have liked to have learned more about the man himself as opposed to the great amount of history. Aug 30, Ming Jiu Li rated it it was ok. Served as a good reminder for some key historical events, but it was mostly chronological story-telling, and failed to elucidate larger and deeper understandings of China in that time period, and China's interactions with foreigners and philanthropy, etc. Also, think there were some inconsistencies. May 17, Clare rated it liked it. A mix of a personal biography with the political backdrop of China where George spent eight years during the Sino-Japanese war. Not ideal for people who are already quite familiar with the topic, but it is explained to help you appreciate Hogg's surroundings, thus to understand this fascinating man. Nov 04, Laura rated it liked it. This book was a really interesting read and amazing that it is all a real life experience. I watched the movie version with Jonathan Rhys-Myers before I read the book and it is a bit different, but I thought they did a good job of adapting to film. Pam rated it really liked it Sep 02, Stephanie rated it it was amazing Sep 27, Andy Adkins rated it it was amazing Oct 09, Mauricio Santoro rated it really liked it Sep 16, Mex Ican rated it really liked it Oct 17, British adventurer. For other people named George Hogg, see George Hogg disambiguation. Archived from the original on 7 July Retrieved 20 September The Sunday Times. New Zealand China Friendship Society. Archived from the original on 25 March Namespaces Article Talk. George Hogg (adventurer) - Wikipedia

As a correspondent for American news agencies, he travelled from war zone to war zone, crossing Japanese lines at night, speaking fluent Mandarin. The network of village cooperatives which provided basic goods such as textiles appointed him their secretary and publicist. Marines to mean something more aggressive. Hogg also managed to visit the Chinese Communist Army encamped in the mountains up north. The war was complicated by the fact that the Nationalist and Communist Chinese armies were enemies of each other, as well as of the Japanese. He never saw her again, but wrote her love letters for the rest of his short life. It was in chaos, without books, food or equipment. He also taught them to sing? English nursery rhymes as well as Chinese folk songs. He played games with them. Old pupils interviewed by the author make it clear that they worshipped him. He was firm as a friend. He did everything with us. It was a mile trek in winter, some of it on foot, in freezing temperatures through mountains reputed to harbour evil spirits as well as bandits. He lost only one boy, who died. When his battered convoy reached Shandan, out of danger, they set about rebuilding the school in a derelict temple. It was an epic achievement. Then, just as the school got back on its feet, George Hogg stubbed his toe during a basketball game. The wound became infected with tetanus, and he died after agonising days of lockjaw, while the vaccine he needed was being brought from a distant town too late to save him. His rebuilt school, his bust and his tomb in Shandan are witness to a tough life, lived in terrible times, with exuberance and optimism. James MacManus, a seasoned foreign correspondent who discovered the story, has presented it with admirable clarity, illuminating both the contortions of the war in China and the strength of character of this young Englishman who persuaded everyone he met to behave as honourably as he did. The life and legend of George HoggThe dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early The author, James MacManus, was working as a reporter in Shanghai in s when he heard talk of a statue being up in the remote town of Shandon on the Mongolian border in memory of an Englishman called George Hogg. The author, James MacManus, worked as a reporter in Shanghai in the s when he heard talk of a statue, in the remote town of Shandan, on the Mongolian border, in the memory of Englishman George Hogg. Hogg grew up in the small town of Harpenden in the United Kingdom. In January , during the undeclared war between China and Japan , he left Japan to visit Shanghai , China for two days. There have been claims that Hogg was an independent reporter for the Associated Press , supposedly [3] writing on the atrocities which he witnessed during the war. However, these are unsubstantiated and there are no articles authored by him in either the archives of Associated Press and United Press International. The boys called him Ho Ke. In late , the Nationalist army searched classrooms for boys to recruit. The army arrested Hogg for resisting recruitment. In early March , Hogg and his boys arrived in Shandan. In the school sent a group of students and staff to research the life of Hogg further. We travelled up to Gansu province, to the town where he died. We visited memorials, statues and his tomb. A modern memorial to George Hogg, Shandan, Gansu province. We also interviewed some of his former students whose lives he saved and also the brothers who he adopted. This was edited skilfully by the history students and made into a DVD which is used to teach the students of St Georges during Year 9. This unit has widened our teaching of the Second World War and given the students an understanding of the events of the Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities that occurred to cities like Nanjing. It also gives students a better sense of China as a modern country today — the history of the decline of its imperial monarchy, the failure of its Republic, the period of Civil War and the rise of Communism. Two of the brothers cared for by George Hogg, What is most exciting about the history of George Hogg is that so much of it is still living. During the summer, the school was given the George Hogg private papers by the Hogg family which will go on to enrich our understanding and teaching of Hogg even further. We have much more to learn! Nice writing and great work. Looking forward to more stories on Hogg. I am from Shaanxi, a place George Hogg lived and worked for years. Two years from now and people have to do something done one way or the other, in China or in UK. Last September, I did visit Gansu and attended the celebration there of the 70th anniversary of Bailie School and th birthday of Rewi Alley, he was the best friend of George. They have the museum of them and the monument. They also have the collection of over books and other items contributed to them by Rewi in the s, at the time of the re-establishment of Bailie School in Shandan in This is what they told me. The Museum is also at their place. And also the family members of George, including his adopted children in China, the Nie's Brothers. 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In the spring of in a crowded Beijing restaurant an elderly Chinese man rose to his feet and silenced his fellow diners with a song he had learnt as a child:. Although seventy-five years old, Nie Guang Han had a strong tenor voice, and to the bafflement of the restaurant he reeled off a number of other English nursery rhymes, finishing with a rousing rendition of:. The elderly Chinese guests had all learnt those and other songs by heart as children. They had gathered to share their memories of the man who had taught them to sing English nursery rhymes, and to whom they owed their lives, a young Englishman who became both their headmaster and their adoptive father at the height of the Sino—Japanese war in the s. His name was George Aylwin Hogg, and in a few brief years during the three-sided war in China he achieved legendary status in the north-west of the country. Although unknown in his own homeland he remains well loved and remembered by those he met and cared for in the brief years he worked in China before his death in July After several barren days searching for a decent story I went to the British Embassy Club for a quiet beer. There I overheard a British diplomat complain that he had to fly to the town of Shandan in the remote north-west of the country, because the Chinese authorities had erected the bust of an Englishman in the town. Strange things were happening in Beijing at the time. Cars were just beginning to challenge the many millions of bicycles on the streets of the capital. Western businessmen were arriving with every flight at the international airport. Nevertheless, the idea that China would honour an unknown Englishman with a bust seemed preposterous. You can then click the title again to hide it before choosing another. What possessed us? Whence the epic, unstoppable bloodlust? The questions arise not so much because of the world wars, but because of the second-tier orgies of slaughter and suffering that went on in their historical shadow. The Russian civil war was one; four years of frenzied butchery that terrorised Eurasia with barely a pause for breath after Versailles. And the great rolling convulsion that seized China for 23 years, devouring tens of millions of innocents but leaving Mao triumphant, was another. This was a maelstrom of overlapping wars, famines, floods and generalised destruction fuelled by the greed of warlords, Japanese fascism, paranoid Chinese nationalism and overcooked Marxian ideology. Through the chaos ran the fragile threads of countless individual stories, but few can have been more astonishing or, in the end, uplifting, than that of George Aylwin Hogg. James MacManus, then a foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, first heard about Hogg in an eavesdropped conversation at the British Embassy Club in Beijing in But more than any of his compatriots who immersed themselves in war-torn China, he stands out for something else entirely: his goodness. He had no fixed career plans and intended to stay in China for two weeks. He never left. At first the elite foreign reporters of the era hold the spotlight, and little wonder: they included Gelhorn, Hemingway, Peter Fleming and a whole cadre of Americans annealed by the Spanish Civil War. Hogg was a hanger-on, stringing on and off for most of the big agencies and the appallingly stingy Manchester Guardian. Here is an alien creature drawn away from friends, family and comfort by his sense of adventure, then embedded in his new country by endless curiosity and a deep sense of duty. If the actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has done him justice it will be the performance of his career. Not many people recognise the name George Hogg. An unknown Englishman abroad to us, he remains a legendary hero to many elderly Chinese, who venerate his grave and memory. This book rescues from obscurity a saga of good deeds done in a war-torn China where savagery was normal behaviour. Hogg was mad about China and he had given it his all when he died there, tragically young, just before the war ended. One of the reasons for his being so little known is that he operated in the obscure provinces of northwest China during a war of which we remember very little: the ruthless invasion of China by Japan from the s until Hogg went to Wadham College, Oxford, whose famous don, Maurice Bowra, liberated him from the repressed attitudes of his Nonconformist home. Hogg turned himself into a journalist, filing long dispatches to the Manchester Guardian and New Statesman on the air raids, the refugees and the final abandonment by the Nationalist government first of Shanghai, then Hankow, as it retreated to the mountainous west. Quoted here, they are still vividly evocative. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early The author, James MacManus, was working as a reporter in Shanghai in s when he The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early The author, James MacManus, was working as a reporter in Shanghai in s when he heard talk of a statue being up in the remote town of Shandon on the Mongolian border in memory of an Englishman called George Hogg. This book is the result of his investigations — and the basis for a major feature film called 'The Children of Huang Shi', directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, to be released in spring One westerner who lived in China throughout the Cultural Revolution described Hogg as "an outstanding young Englishman who fell in love with foreign people and devoted his life to their betterment. What he did made him deeply and widely loved. Hogg's reputation is kept alive by their loyalty to this day. The dramatic trajectory of Hogg's life took him within a few months from a privileged existence at Oxford to life on the run from Japanese secret police in China. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Ocean Devil , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 01, Judy rated it it was ok Shelves: bio-memoir , china , reads. It's too bad that the author didn't go whole-Hogg when writing the account of George Hogg, Ocean Devil. I can't imagine a life more suited for a mesmerizing, emotional biography. Around the neck-of-the-woods where I live, we have a joke about our Detroit Lions football team snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory with the subpar play of their talent-laden team, this is much how I feel after reading this book. For Pete's sake, a movie was made about this trek. The movie was the reason I wanted to read this book so badly, to find out more! What is lamentable about this is that the history shown through the eyes of George Hogg would have been very interesting, but approached the way the author approached it was dry. Having read most of the historical events in other biographies and memoirs, I know this could have been done much better. During his stay in China, he fell in love with a Chinese lady, he survived typhus, malaria as well as many other grave illnesses, he fed the starving, he fought corruption Its not until the last third of the book that the pace picks up when it actually starts focusing on Hogg, but still it doesn't capitalize on the events of his life. Apr 20, Sheri S. The life of George Hogg proved somewhat interesting. George Hogg seemed a noble man with great aspirations who finally found what would make him most happy in life. He was the headmaster at a school in China and had to move the school on one occasion to escape approaching military forces. I was a bit disappointed that the mile journey involved in moving the school was not discussed with mor The life of George Hogg proved somewhat interesting. I was a bit disappointed that the mile journey involved in moving the school was not discussed with more detail.

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They have the museum of them and the monument. They also have the collection of over books and other items contributed to them by Rewi in the s, at the time of the re-establishment of Bailie School in Shandan in This is what they told me. The Museum is also at their place. And also the family members of George, including his adopted children in China, the Nie's Brothers. I live and work in China and have shown 'Children of the Silk Road' to many of my students to show them about the kindness of G A Hogg. Of course I have to consider the strong anti-Japanese feelings that still exist across China and especially in Shaanxi where I live. Although he died young at the age of 30, G A Hogg undertook a remarkable journey with the children. Quite a man who never gave up his ideals and the care of his young charges. I have noticed the photo of 'Hogg with Chinese forces during Sino-Japanese war in ': the caption reads "with Chinese forces" and I think this was in when George Hogg visited the Communist Army, specially in the war field and met with General Nie. Liu Ke. The 4th figure was Deng Tuo, who was also one of the early Communists - a journalist, chief editor of the Frontier newspaper. He came to serve as the director general and editor in chief of the People's Daily : he was a poet, as well as a writer. He published some very good writing in the s and early 60s. He was denounced because of his writings and died in , just at the beginning of the so called Cultural Revolution in China. I am rereading this page with my previous input and found that I did make an big mistake in noting George Aylwin Hogg's birthday. He was born on Feb 26 and died on July 22, Tomorrow is July 22, on which he passed away of sickness in Shandan, Gansu, China. If you're already a registered user of this site, please login using the form on the left-hand side of this page. Email address See our privacy statement :. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. Hogg turned himself into a journalist, filing long dispatches to the Manchester Guardian and New Statesman on the air raids, the refugees and the final abandonment by the Nationalist government first of Shanghai, then Hankow, as it retreated to the mountainous west. Quoted here, they are still vividly evocative. Japanese troops were indoctrinated with the belief that the Chinese were inferior semisavages who would never rise to Japanese standards of civilisation. Having been expelled from Shanghai by the Japanese conquerors, Hogg worked his way back via Japan, where he saw the religion of militarism for himself. As a correspondent for American news agencies, he travelled from war zone to war zone, crossing Japanese lines at night, speaking fluent Mandarin. The network of village cooperatives which provided basic goods such as textiles appointed him their secretary and publicist. Marines to mean something more aggressive. Hogg also managed to visit the Chinese Communist Army encamped in the mountains up north. The war was complicated by the fact that the Nationalist and Communist Chinese armies were enemies of each other, as well as of the Japanese. He never saw her again, but wrote her love letters for the rest of his short life. It was in chaos, without books, food or equipment. He also taught them to sing? English nursery rhymes as well as Chinese folk songs. He played games with them. Old pupils interviewed by the author make it clear that they worshipped him. He was firm as a friend. He did everything with us. It was a mile trek in winter, some of it on foot, in freezing temperatures through mountains reputed to harbour evil spirits as well as bandits. He lost only one boy, who died. When his battered convoy reached Shandan, out of danger, they set about rebuilding the school in a derelict temple. It was an epic achievement. Then, just as the school got back on its feet, George Hogg stubbed his toe during a basketball game. The wound became infected with tetanus, and he died after agonising days of lockjaw, while the vaccine he needed was being brought from a distant town too late to save him. His rebuilt school, his bust and his tomb in Shandan are witness to a tough life, lived in terrible times, with exuberance and optimism. Return to Book Page. The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early The author, James MacManus, was working as a reporter in Shanghai in s when he The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early The author, James MacManus, was working as a reporter in Shanghai in s when he heard talk of a statue being up in the remote town of Shandon on the Mongolian border in memory of an Englishman called George Hogg. This book is the result of his investigations — and the basis for a major feature film called 'The Children of Huang Shi', directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, to be released in spring One westerner who lived in China throughout the Cultural Revolution described Hogg as "an outstanding young Englishman who fell in love with foreign people and devoted his life to their betterment. What he did made him deeply and widely loved. Hogg's reputation is kept alive by their loyalty to this day. The dramatic trajectory of Hogg's life took him within a few months from a privileged existence at Oxford to life on the run from Japanese secret police in China. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Ocean Devil , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 01, Judy rated it it was ok Shelves: bio-memoir , china , reads. It's too bad that the author didn't go whole-Hogg when writing the account of George Hogg, Ocean Devil. I can't imagine a life more suited for a mesmerizing, emotional biography. Around the neck-of-the-woods where I live, we have a joke about our Detroit Lions football team snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory with the subpar play of their talent-laden team, this is much how I feel after reading this book. For Pete's sake, a movie was made about this trek. The movie was the reason I wanted to read this book so badly, to find out more! What is lamentable about this is that the history shown through the eyes of George Hogg would have been very interesting, but approached the way the author approached it was dry. Having read most of the historical events in other biographies and memoirs, I know this could have been done much better.

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