Yang Kaihui
Yang Kaihui | |
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| Born | 6 November 1901 |
| Died | 14 November 1930 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Mao Anying (1922–1950) Mao Anqing (1923–2007) Mao Anlong (1927–1931) |
| Relatives | Yang Youlin |
| Yang Kaihui | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊開慧 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨开慧 | ||||||||
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| Yunjin | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雲錦 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 云锦 | ||||||||
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Yang Kaihui (Chinese: 楊開慧; pinyin: Yáng Kāihuì; courtesy name: Yunjin 雲錦; 6 November 1901 – 14 November 1930) was the second wife of Mao Zedong, whom he married in 1920. She had three children with Mao Zedong: Mao Anying, Mao Anqing and Mao Anlong. Her father was Yang Changji, the head of the Hunan First Normal School and one of Mao's favorite teachers. She was a distant cousin to Yang Youlin, another instrumental member of the Chinese Communist Party.