Zhao Yiman
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Zhao Yiman; 1905—August 2, 1936) was a Chinese fighter in the resistance against Japanese forces
in the Second Sino-Japanese War
, which later became a part of the World War II
. She fought in China's northeast
where she was captured and executed by Japanese forces in 1936. A 2005 film called My Mother Zhao Yiman was created by her son detailing her life.
She joined the Communist Party of China
in 1926 in a middle school.
In September 1927, she went to the Soviet Union to study in the Sun Yat-sen University. She married with her comrade Chen Dabang (陈达邦)
She returned to China in the winter of 1928, and engaged in the underground Communist revolutionary work in Shanghai, and then in Jiangxi Province.
After the Mukden Incident
, she was sent to northeast China to start up struggles against the Japanese occupation. She changed her name as Zho Yiman to avoid her family persecution due to her activities.
She was captured and executed by Japanese in 1936.
troops encircled the 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army
. Zhao Yiman, Political Commissar
of the regiment was seriously wounded. Several days later, the Japanese found Zhao in a farmhouse where she stayed to heal her wound. In the fighting, she was wounded again and captured. Zhao was cruelly tortured after an argument with the questioners. In view of her political value, the Japanese sent her to a hospital to receive treatment. In the hospital, Zhao brainwashed Han Yongyi, a female nurse, and Dong Xianxun, a guard. Han and Dong helped her to escape. Just not too far from the guerrilla base, Zhao was captured again and suffered torture in an extreme cruelty.
On August 2, 1936, she wrote down the last words, asking her children to continue the struggle. On her way to the execution ground, Zhao sang loudly the Ode of the Red Flag, and shouted anti-Japanese slogans.
The guard, Dong, who helped Zhao to escape, soon died in the prison after torture.
Northeast China Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall located at 241 Yiman Street in the Nangang district of Harbin.
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
in the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
, which later became a part of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She fought in China's northeast
Northeast China
Northeast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...
where she was captured and executed by Japanese forces in 1936. A 2005 film called My Mother Zhao Yiman was created by her son detailing her life.
Brief biography
Ms. Zhao Yiman (赵一曼) was born as Li Kuntai (李坤泰) in a rich family of Sichuan Province in October 1905.She joined the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
in 1926 in a middle school.
In September 1927, she went to the Soviet Union to study in the Sun Yat-sen University. She married with her comrade Chen Dabang (陈达邦)
She returned to China in the winter of 1928, and engaged in the underground Communist revolutionary work in Shanghai, and then in Jiangxi Province.
After the Mukden Incident
Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, was a staged event that was engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for invading the northern part of China known as Manchuria in 1931....
, she was sent to northeast China to start up struggles against the Japanese occupation. She changed her name as Zho Yiman to avoid her family persecution due to her activities.
She was captured and executed by Japanese in 1936.
In the prison
In November 1935, the Japanese army and its surrogated ManchukuoManchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
troops encircled the 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army
Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army
The Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army was an anti-Japanese guerrilla army in the Northeast part of China after the occupation of Manchuria by Japan in 1931. It was organized by the Manchuria branches of the Chinese Communist Party . However, it lost direct contact with the CCP headquarter in...
. Zhao Yiman, Political Commissar
Political commissar
The political commissar is the supervisory political officer responsible for the political education and organisation, and loyalty to the government of the military...
of the regiment was seriously wounded. Several days later, the Japanese found Zhao in a farmhouse where she stayed to heal her wound. In the fighting, she was wounded again and captured. Zhao was cruelly tortured after an argument with the questioners. In view of her political value, the Japanese sent her to a hospital to receive treatment. In the hospital, Zhao brainwashed Han Yongyi, a female nurse, and Dong Xianxun, a guard. Han and Dong helped her to escape. Just not too far from the guerrilla base, Zhao was captured again and suffered torture in an extreme cruelty.
On August 2, 1936, she wrote down the last words, asking her children to continue the struggle. On her way to the execution ground, Zhao sang loudly the Ode of the Red Flag, and shouted anti-Japanese slogans.
The guard, Dong, who helped Zhao to escape, soon died in the prison after torture.
Memorial
Zhao Yiman is featured as one of the revolutionary heroes in theNortheast China Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall located at 241 Yiman Street in the Nangang district of Harbin.