The Tragic Love Story of Mao's Second Wife Yang Kaihui
Channel: The Chinese Revolution
Date: 2023-11-28

The Communists second attack on Changsha led to a tragedy.  Mao Zedong's second wife (his ex-wife) was executed as a result of the siege and Mao claiming to be Chairman of all China.  

This is the tragic end to Yang Kaihui's life, and features a poem Kaihui wrote shortly after being separated from Mao when he left her following the Autumn Harvest Uprising.

This is an except from Inside the Conflict Among the Communists (Episode 52 of the Chinese Revolution series).

Image: "Tran Binh Loc (1914-1941) - Đứa em nhỏ. LE PETIT FRÈRE, ink and gouache on silk , 65 by 49cm Executed circa 1936 (sold at 427,500 HKD)" by manhhai is licensed under CC BY 2.0.