Li Na (daughter of Mao Zedong)

Li Na ( (zh-ts|t=李訥|s=李讷; pinyin: Lĭ Nà; born 1940), or Li Ne [Li Na pronounced her own name as "Li Na" (see, e.g., a [http://www.56.com/u45/v_MjI2NTQyMjY.html television interview] by Yangguang Weishi (阳光卫视)). The traditional pronunciation of the character "" was "Nà"; however, in contemporary Standard Mandarin it has shifted to "Nè": see "讷" in "辞海", Shanghai Literary Press, 1999, ISBN 7-532-60702-X. See also contemporary dictionaries which only list the "Nè" pronunciation, e.g.: "Xinhua Zidian" p.357, Commercial Press 1998, ISBN 7-100-02601-6 ; "Modern Chinese Dictionary" (现代汉语词典), 5th edition, p.986, Commercial Press 2005, ISBN 7-100-04385-9 ; "Ancient and Modern Chinese Dictionary" (古今汉语词典), p.1024, Commercial Press 2000, ISBN 7-100-02822-1 ; "Xinhua Chinese Dictionary" (新华汉语词典), p.887, Commercial Press 2004, ISBN 7-80103-362-0 . Some reliable sources also call her Li Ne (see, e.g., [http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-03/04/content_757828.htm New mood of open-minded politics gaining ground in China] , Xinhua News Agency, March 4, 2003). However, some other reliable sources call her Li Na. ] , is the daughter of Mao Zedong and his fourth wife Jiang Qing, and their only child together. Her surname is Li rather than Mao, because her father used the pseudonym "Li Desheng" (zh-ts|t=李得勝|s=李得胜) for a period of time during the Chinese Civil War.

The names of Li Na and her sister Li Min come from Book 4 of the "Analects" of Confucius: "ne" yu yan er "min" yu xing" (讷于言而敏于行, meaning "slow" in speech and "earnest" in conduct). [zh Sohu.com: [http://news.sohu.com/20060901/n245121342.shtml “红色公主”李讷 ('The "red Princess", Li Na') zh] ] [Zhao Zhichao (赵志超), "The Family of Mao Zedong" (毛泽东一家人), Zhongyang Wenxian Press (中央文献出版社), 2000, ISBN 9787507307702. zh]

Biography

Li Na was born in Yan'an in 1940. She graduated from Beijing University in 1966. After graduation, she worked in "PLA Daily".

She was a member of the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1973, and the Party Chief of CPC Pinggu County Committee and Deputy Secretary of CPC Beijing Committee from 1974 to 1975. [ [http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-21/26/497147.shtml 李讷不平静的生活 ('The Unpeaceful Life of Li Na') zh] .]

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