Mao Zedong

Family

Wives:

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• Yang Kaihui (杨开慧, 1901-1930) of Changsha: married 1921 to 1927, executed by the Kuomintang in 1930
• He Zizhen (贺子珍, 1910-1984) of Jiangxi: married May 1928 to 1939
• Jiang Qing: (江青), married 1939 to Mao's death

Ancestors:

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• Wen Qimei (文七妹, 1867-1919), mother
• Mao Yichang (毛贻昌, 1870-1920), father, courtesy name Mao Shunsheng (毛顺生)
• Mao Enpu (毛恩普), paternal grandfather

Siblings:

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• Mao Zemin (毛泽民, 1895-1943), younger brother
• Mao Zetan (毛泽覃, 1905-1935), younger brother
• Mao Zehong, sister (executed by the Kuomintang in 1930)

:Mao Zedong's parents altogether had six sons and two daughters. Two of the sons and both daughters died young, leaving the three brothers Mao Zedong, Mao Zemin, and Mao Zetan. Like all three of Mao Zedong's wives, Mao Zemin and Mao Zetan were communists. Like Yang Kaihui, both Zemin and Zetan were killed in warfare during Mao Zedong's lifetime.

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Note that the character ze (泽) appears in all of the siblings' given names. This is a common Chinese naming convention.

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Children:

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• Mao Anying (毛岸英): son to Yang, married to Liu Siqi (刘思齐), who was born Liu Songlin (刘松林), killed in action during the Korean War
• Mao Anqing (毛岸青): son to Yang, married to Shao Hua (邵华), son Mao Xinyu (毛新宇)
• Li Min (李敏): daughter to He, married to Kong Linghua (孔令华), son Kong Ji'ning (孔继宁), daughter Kong Dongmei (孔冬梅)
• Li Na (李讷): daughter to Jiang (whose birth given name was Li), married to Wang Jingqing (王景清), son Wang Xiaozhi (王效芝)

:Sources suggest that Mao did have other children during his revolutionary days; in most of these cases the children were left with peasant families because it was difficult to take care of the children while focusing on revolution. Two English researchers who retraced the entire Long March route in 2002-2003http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/23/content_283948.htmlocated a woman who they believe might well be a missing child abandoned by Mao and He to peasants in 1935http://english.qianlong.com/7778/2003-4-16/208@792743.htm. Ed Jocelyn and Andrew McEwenhttp://www.newlongmarchers.com hope a member of the Mao family will respond to requests for a DNA test.

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