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Jiang Qing ‘s reign of terror was from March 20, 1914 to May 14, 1991. She was the pseudonym that was used by Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s last wife and a major Communist Party of China power figure. Her stage name was Lan Ping during her acting years, and was known by various other names during her life time. She married Mao in Yan’an in November 1938 and has been referred to as Madame Mao in Western literature and served as Communist China’s first lady. She is well known for playing a major role in the cultural revolution (1966-76) and also for forming the radical political alliance known as the “gang of four”. From the 1940s on, Mao and Jiang quarreled frequently. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Jiang became the nation’s first lady. She worked as Director of film in the Central Propaganda Department, and as a member of the Ministry of Culture steering committee for the film industry. An uproar in 1950 led the investigation of The Life of Wu Xun, a film about a 19th century beggar who raised money to educate the poor. Jiang supported criticism of the film for celebrating counter-revolutionary ideas.Jiang Qing was sentenced to death in 1981. In 1983, her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.While in prison, Jiang Qing was diagnosed with throat cancer, but she refused an operation. She was eventually released, on medical grounds, in 1991. At the hospital, Jiang Qing used the name Lǐ Rùnqīng. She was alleged to have committed suicide on May 14, 1991, aged 77, by hanging herself in a bathroom of her hospital. She reputedly wrote on her suicide note, “Chairman [Mao]! I love you! Your student and comrade is coming to see you!”. Her suicide occurred two days short of the 25th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution.She wished her remains could be buried in her home province of Shandong, but in consideration of possible future vandalism to her tomb, the state decided to have her remains moved to a safer common cemetery in Beijing. Jiang Qing is buried in Fukuda Cemetery in the western hills of Beijing. Her grave is marked by a tall white stone inscribed with her school name, not the name by which she was famously known, which reads: “Tomb of Late Mother, Lǐ Yúnhè, 1914–1991”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8bs6g71s1qgi495o1_250.jpg)
Jiang Qing ‘s reign of terror was from March 20, 1914 to May 14, 1991. She was the pseudonym that was used by Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s last wife and a major Communist Party of China power figure. Her stage name was Lan Ping during her acting years, and was known by various other names during her life time. She married Mao in Yan’an in November 1938 and has been referred to as Madame Mao in Western literature and served as Communist China’s first lady. She is well known for playing a major role in the cultural revolution (1966-76) and also for forming the radical political alliance known as the “gang of four”. From the 1940s on, Mao and Jiang quarreled frequently. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Jiang became the nation’s first lady. She worked as Director of film in the Central Propaganda Department, and as a member of the Ministry of Culture steering committee for the film industry. An uproar in 1950 led the investigation of The Life of Wu Xun, a film about a 19th century beggar who raised money to educate the poor. Jiang supported criticism of the film for celebrating counter-revolutionary ideas.
Jiang Qing was sentenced to death in 1981. In 1983, her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
While in prison, Jiang Qing was diagnosed with throat cancer, but she refused an operation. She was eventually released, on medical grounds, in 1991. At the hospital, Jiang Qing used the name Lǐ Rùnqīng. She was alleged to have committed suicide on May 14, 1991, aged 77, by hanging herself in a bathroom of her hospital. She reputedly wrote on her suicide note, “Chairman [Mao]! I love you! Your student and comrade is coming to see you!”. Her suicide occurred two days short of the 25th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution.
She wished her remains could be buried in her home province of Shandong, but in consideration of possible future vandalism to her tomb, the state decided to have her remains moved to a safer common cemetery in Beijing. Jiang Qing is buried in Fukuda Cemetery in the western hills of Beijing. Her grave is marked by a tall white stone inscribed with her school name, not the name by which she was famously known, which reads: “Tomb of Late Mother, Lǐ Yúnhè, 1914–1991”
(Source: valar-morghuliss, via rarelyinhistory)
