Hai Qin Qiu Yun: The Story of Zhang Qinqiu

Author: Li Lei, Yang Xueyan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: During the revolutionary struggles led by the Communist Party of China, countless female heroes emerged, and there were also many female soldiers in the battle ranks of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Zhang Qinyou, with a history of studying abroad, was the only female general in the history of the Red Army. She achieved outstanding results during both the revolutionary war and the peaceful construction period, representing the prominent new generation of revolutionaries in our Party. This book provides a detailed account of her life's hardships and twists over more than sixty years, a journey as arduous as the projection of the Long March on the map of China. Zhang Qinyou (1904–1968) was a famous female general of the Red Army, participated in the renowned "Long March of 25,000 Li," and served as the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the Textile Industry after the liberation.