Zhang Hanzhi
Zhang Hanzhi became Mao Zedong's English teacher at a young age and went on to a career in China's diplomatic corps. She scandalized political circles in Beijing in the 1970s by divorcing her husband Hong Junyan and marrying Qiao Guanhua, who later became China's foreign minister.
Zhang is survived by her daughter Hong Huang (aka Hung Huang), who has written a small farewell note on her blog (in Chinese).
Zhang makes a brief appearance in Perpetual Motion, a film co-produced by and starring her daughter, and is also ib screen for a few moments in this this Danwei TV interview in which Hung Huang talks about the film.
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Jan 27 2008, 08:33 PM
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