Li Na (daughter of Mao Zedong)

Li Na (simplified Chinese: 李讷; traditional Chinese: 李訥; pinyin: Lĭ Nà; born 1940), or Li Ne, is the daughter of Mao Zedong and his fourth wife Jiang Qing, and their only child together. Her surname is Li rather than Mao, because her father used the pseudonym "Li Desheng" (simplified Chinese: 李得胜; traditional Chinese: 李得勝) for a period of time during the Chinese Civil War.

The names of Li Na and her sister Li Min come from Book 4 of the Analects of Confucius: "ne yu yan er min yu xing" (讷于言而敏于行, meaning slow in speech and earnest in conduct).

Biography

Li Na was born in Yan'an in 1940. She graduated from Peking University in 1966. After graduation, she worked in PLA Daily.

She was a member of the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1973, and the Party Chief of CPC Pinggu County Committee and Deputy Secretary of CPC Beijing Committee from 1974 to 1975.

Since 2003, Li Na has been a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

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