When it comes to Mao Zedong's daughter Li Min, many people know her. Her mother is He Zizhen. In many people's eyes, it is amazing that Li Min has such parents, but she has never thought of it like this. Her experience is more difficult than her peers.
Li Min was born in an old cave in in Zhidan County. When she was 4 years old, she went to the Soviet Union to visit her mother He Zizhen. Under He Zizhen's care, Li Min grew up lucky. During this period, she almost died. It was when the Soviet-German War broke out in , and He Zizhen took her to the shelter.
Later, the Soviet Red Army counterattacked, and the living environment was slightly better. Unfortunately, Li Min fell seriously ill again and was even sent to the deputy room of the morgue by the doctor. His mother He Zizhen insisted on refusing to give up and took Li Min home to take care of her, which was to cure her illness.
It was not until 1947 that Li Min returned to China with her mother He Zizhen. She didn't meet her father's father in 1949. Since then, she has stayed with her father to go to school until she got married and started a family. In 1959, Li Min and Kong Linghua got married, and the marriage was blessed by Mao Zedong.
Before marriage, Mao Zedong met Kong Linghua and was very satisfied with the young man. Mao Zedong decided to handle Li Min's marriage personally. Mao Zedong called Zhang Guoxing, who was in charge of food, and told Li Min to get married and asked him to help prepare three tables of food, which was arranged in the yard where he lived.
In order not to disturb too many people, only a dozen people from the groom's house were attended by the wedding banquet, as well as staff members around Mao Zedong. In addition, only Deng Yingchao, Cai Chang and others were invited, a total of more than 30 people, and three tables were sat on the table. The food was made according to low standards. Mao Zedong specifically instructed that gifts were not allowed.
After the meal, Mao Zedong happily took a photo with everyone. He did not exclude the staff attending the wedding banquet, but everyone took a photo together. In 1963, Li Min and Kong Linghua left Mao Zedong to live alone, and then there were fewer and fewer opportunities to see his father.
September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao passed away, and Li Min was very sad. A year later, at the event on the first anniversary of Chairman Mao’s death, Li Min couldn’t help but think of his father’s advice and go back to his hometown Shaoshan to see. For this reason, Mao Zedong also blamed Li Na, saying that he “forgot his roots.”
It was in 1966. Li Min passed by Changsha on a business trip. She originally planned to go to Shaoshan to see her father and fellow villagers, but she couldn't go there for a moment. Mao Zedong was still angry when he found out. This time, Li Min left a deep memory and she also understood her father's feelings.
Unfortunately, in the days that followed, Li Min had no time to return to her hometown in Shaoshan due to her busy life and work. Until 1977, when she participated in the first anniversary event of Chairman Mao’s death, Li Ne made up her mind to go back to her hometown in Shaoshan once, and for this reason she specially took a few days to return to Shaoshan.
After returning home, she met the villagers and relatives of the Mao family. When she left, she took out 100 yuan to give it to her father's relatives. In that era, 100 yuan was hard-earned, and Li Min's own salary was not high, and she had to raise two children. 100 yuan was something she had finally saved.
In the years that followed, Li Na returned to Shaoshan to worship his ancestors many times. On December 26, 2008, the bronze statue of Mao Zedong was built in Shaoshan. Li Na and Mao Zedong's grandson Mao Xinyu participated in the event together. Looking at the bronze statue of Mao Zedong in the square, Li Na couldn't help but cry.
In 2012, Li Min returned to Shaoshan again with her daughter. She went to Mao Zedong's bronze statue square again and presented her wreath to her father. Li Na, who was 76 years old, went to Mao Zedong's former residence with her daughter's support. In front of the former residence, she took away a handkerchief with a handkerchief.
