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My Take
Few twentieth-century lives swing as violently as Jiang Qing's. What fascinates me is the arc itself: a Shandong-born woman who acted under the name Lan Ping in 1930s Shanghai, only to end up at the absolute center of the Cultural Revolution as the wife of Mao Zedong and leader of the Gang of Four. I am not here to litigate her record, which history has judged harshly enough. But I keep returning to the idea of an aspiring actress finding herself cast in the bloodiest political drama of her age, and wondering what she believed she was doing. That gap between the dream and the reality is haunting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jiang Qing
- Name (Japanese)
- 江青
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- March 5, 1914 – May 14, 1991
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Zhucheng, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / politician / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Military and Political University of Resistance Against Japan
Awards & achievements
- 1964 Royal Order of Cambodia
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F%E9%9D%92
Frequently asked questions
When was Jiang Qing born?
March 5, 1914 – May 14, 1991.
Where is Jiang Qing from?
Jiang Qing is from Zhucheng, People's Republic of China.
What does Jiang Qing do?
Jiang Qing works as actor, politician, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.