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China: Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), second wife of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong (1920-1930) with two of their three children, c. 1925

China: Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), second wife of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong (1920-1930) with two of their three children, c. 1925

Yang Kaihui (November 6, 1901 – November 14, 1930) was the second wife of Mao Zedong, whom he married in 1920.

She had three children with Mao Zedong: Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, and Mao Anlong. Her father was Yang Changji, the head of the Hunan First Normal School and one of Mao’s favorite teachers.