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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mao Zejian
| name = Mao Zejian
| image =
| image = Mao Zejian-1.1.jpg
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| alt =
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| caption = A group photo of Mao Zejian with her cousin [[Mao Zetan]] and others in Changsha, Mao Zejian (middle), Mao Zetan (first from left).
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| native_name = 毛澤建
| native_name = 毛澤建
| native_name_lang = Chinese
| native_name_lang = Chinese
| birth_date = 5 October 1905<ref name="hunan">{{cite news|url=http://hunan.voc.com.cn/xhn/article/201607/201607011822177931.html|title="衡山朱凤"毛泽建:毛泽东妹妹 24岁英勇牺牲|date=2016-07-01|accessdate=2018-02-27|publisher=Hunan Today|author=Zhu Xiaohua}}</ref>
| birth_date = 5 October 1905<ref name="hunan">{{cite news|url=http://hunan.voc.com.cn/xhn/article/201607/201607011822177931.html|title="衡山朱凤"毛泽建:毛泽东妹妹 24岁英勇牺牲|date=2016-07-01|accessdate=2018-02-27|publisher=Hunan Today|author=Zhu Xiaohua}}</ref>
| birth_place =[[Xiangtan]], [[Hunan]], [[Qing dynasty]]
| birth_place =[[Xiangtan]], [[Hunan]], [[Qing dynasty|China]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1929|08|29|1905|10}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1929|08|29|1905|10}}
| death_place = [[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Republic of China (1912-49)|Republic of China]]
| death_place = [[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Republic of China (1912-49)|China]]
| death_cause = Executed by the [[Kuomintang]]
| death_cause = Executed by the [[Kuomintang]]
| nationality = Chinese
| nationality = Chinese
| other_names = Mao Zehong (毛澤紅)
| other_names = Mao Zehong (毛澤紅)
| occupation = Guerrilla leader
| occupation = Guerrilla soldier
}}
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'''Mao Zejian''' ({{zh|t=毛澤建}}; 5 October 1905<ref name="hunan"/> &ndash; 20 August 1929) was a cousin of [[Mao Zedong]], who was executed by the [[Kuomintang]]. She was the daughter of Zedong's paternal uncle Mao Xi and his 15year old Tibetan concubine, Lhamu Gyatso, whom Mao Xi had enslaved and raped when he was hunting near Lhasa. However, she lived with Mao's parents from the age of 5 as Zejian’s father could not afford to feed her. She married a fruit seller in Changsha at the age of 12 in 1917. After 3 years, Zejian divorced her husband and joined the communists. She was involved in bombing many Kuomintang bases. On 25th August 1929, Zejian was captured by Kuomintang officials and it was rumoured that Chiang Kai-Shek raped her repeatedly. Four days later, Zejian was shot dead.


'''Mao Zejian''' ({{zh|t=毛澤建}}; 5 October 1905<ref name="hunan"/> &ndash; 20 August 1929) was a cousin of [[Mao Zedong]] who was executed by the [[Kuomintang]]. She was the daughter of Zedong's paternal uncle Mao Weisheng ({{zh|t=毛尉生}}) and aunt Mrs. Chen ({{zh|t=陈氏}}). However, Zejian lived with Mao Zedong's parents from the age of 5 as her father could not afford to feed her. After Zedong's parents died in 1920, Zejian unwillingly married a fruit seller in Changsha at the age of 15, as a child bride, where she was maltreated in the new family. In 1921 she divorced her husband and followed Mao Zedong to Changsha, where she attended women's polytechnic school. She joined the Communist Party in 1923, and changed her name to Mao Daxiang ({{zh|t=毛达湘}}). In the same year she was admitted to Hengyang Provincial Third Women's Normal School. She married a communist member Fen Chen ({{zh|t=陈芬}}) in 1925. In 1928 she joined the Hunan uprising led by De Zhu and Yi Chen in Leiyang. Since then she led uprising activities as a female guerrilla soldier around Hunan Province. In May 1928 she was caught in a guerrilla activity together with her husband Fen Chen. She was tortured in prison. Her young child born in prison was killed by Kuomintang authorities shortly after birth. She was executed at Hengshan, Hunan Province ({{zh|t=湖南衡山县}}) on 20 August 1929.
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 7 September 2023

Mao Zejian
毛澤建
A group photo of Mao Zejian with her cousin Mao Zetan and others in Changsha, Mao Zejian (middle), Mao Zetan (first from left).
Born5 October 1905[1]
Died29 August 1929(1929-08-29) (aged 23)
Cause of deathExecuted by the Kuomintang
NationalityChinese
Other namesMao Zehong (毛澤紅)
OccupationGuerrilla soldier

Mao Zejian (Chinese: 毛澤建; 5 October 1905[1] – 20 August 1929) was a cousin of Mao Zedong who was executed by the Kuomintang. She was the daughter of Zedong's paternal uncle Mao Weisheng (Chinese: 毛尉生) and aunt Mrs. Chen (Chinese: 陈氏). However, Zejian lived with Mao Zedong's parents from the age of 5 as her father could not afford to feed her. After Zedong's parents died in 1920, Zejian unwillingly married a fruit seller in Changsha at the age of 15, as a child bride, where she was maltreated in the new family. In 1921 she divorced her husband and followed Mao Zedong to Changsha, where she attended women's polytechnic school. She joined the Communist Party in 1923, and changed her name to Mao Daxiang (Chinese: 毛达湘). In the same year she was admitted to Hengyang Provincial Third Women's Normal School. She married a communist member Fen Chen (Chinese: 陈芬) in 1925. In 1928 she joined the Hunan uprising led by De Zhu and Yi Chen in Leiyang. Since then she led uprising activities as a female guerrilla soldier around Hunan Province. In May 1928 she was caught in a guerrilla activity together with her husband Fen Chen. She was tortured in prison. Her young child born in prison was killed by Kuomintang authorities shortly after birth. She was executed at Hengshan, Hunan Province (Chinese: 湖南衡山县) on 20 August 1929.

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  1. ^ a b Zhu Xiaohua (2016-07-01). ""衡山朱凤"毛泽建:毛泽东妹妹 24岁英勇牺牲". Hunan Today. Retrieved 2018-02-27.