A
Legendary First Lady of China
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.
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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