Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Shao Hua

Shao Hua was a photographer and a major general in the People's Liberation Army. Shao was the daughter-in-law of the late Chairman Mao Zedong and the wife of Mao's second son, Mao Anqing, who had died in 2007.

Shao married Mao Anqing, Mao Zedong's second son and a linguists, The couple had one son, Mao Xinyu. Her husband had no active role in the Chinese government. Mao Anqing died on March 23, 2007, at the age of 84.

Shao Hua died in Beijing of an unspecified illness on June 24, 2008, at the age of 69. Her death was announced by the China Photographers Association and the state run Xinhua news agency.

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