Hsiang Ching-yü (1895-1 May 1928), the wife of Ts'ai Ho-sen (q.v.) and an early member of the Chinese Communist party, was known for her work in organizing women for the party's cause. She was executed by the Nationalist authorities. Little is known of Hsiang Ching-yü's childhood except that she was born into a well-to-do merchant […]

Ts'ai Ho-sen (c.1890-1931), close friend and political associate of Mao Tse-tung. He helped organize the French branch of the Chinese Communist party, after which he returned to China to become a prominent party propagandist and the first editor of the Hsiang-tao choupao [guide weekly]. He was executed by the Nationalists in 1931. Hsianghsiang hsien, Hunan, […]