Yang Yuehua

Yang Yuehua (楊月花; March 1929 -), original name Mao Jinhua, was born in Longyan, Fujian, China with family roots in Xiangtan, Hunan, China. She is the elder daughter of Mao Zedong, founding chairman of the People's Republic of China and his third wife He Zizhen. When she was born in 1929, the Chinese Communist Party was being chased by Kuomintang army and Mao Zedong decided to leave Longyan and abandon bringing up her daughter. She was later adopted by a family surnamed Yang and her name was changed to Yang Yuehua since then.^[1]

In 1973, He Minxue, Yang's uncle (He Zizhen's elder brother) met with Yang in Fuzhou and confirmed her identity. However, Yang never met with her parents before their death due to several reasons (It was claimed to be forbidden by Jiang Qing, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong).^[2]

References

1. ^ 失而复得的女儿杨月花 (Chinese Version)
2. ^ 毛泽东寻访长女下落 福建农妇是“红色公主”(Chinese Version)

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Name	Yang, Yuehua
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Short description	Elder daughter of Mao Zedong
Date of birth	March 1929
Place of birth	Longyan, Fujian
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