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Legendary First Lady of China
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Former First Lady
Wang Guangmei (王光美), one of the
legendary women in China, passed
away on Black Friday, October 13,
in Beijing at the age of 85,
reported Xingtao Daily. Ever since married
Liu Shaoqi, former president of
China, she had been thrown into a
whirlwind of the top level
politics, and experienced
glorious rise and free-fall.
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During her time as
China’s first lady, with her charm,
elegance and dignity, she was deeply
respected and widely admired at home and
aboard. Her graceful presentation when
visiting overseas with pearl necklace,
high heel shoes and body hug qibao earned
her international acclaim, but later in
the Cultural Revolution that became her
biggest crime and for this she was
repeatedly humiliated in public. She was
subsequently imprisoned for twelve years.
Ten thousands
Red Guards denounced her decadent
lifestyle of wearing peal
necklace and high-heel shoes
It is said that Jing Qing,
Madam Mao, had a hand in Wang’s
torment. The backgrounds and
personalities of two first ladies were
world apart: One from a scholarly family,
well-educated, compassionate, refined and
easy going; the another from the bottom
of the society, bitter, jealous and
resentful, with a burning desire to be
heard and seen by the world.
In her later years, Wang
Guangmei spent most her time on charity
work Sunny Program which is designed to
help village children to finish their
school.
A lady of grace, she will
sure be keenly missed by millions.
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