Cheng Hong (; born 21 November 1957) is a Chinese professor at the
Capital University of Economics and Business
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) () is a modern, multi-disciplinary financial and economic public university in Beijing, China. Founded in 1956 when the Ministry of Education founded the Beijing Economics Institute. In 199 ...
and the wife of the incumbent
Chinese premier Li Keqiang
Li Keqiang (born 1 July 1955) is a Chinese politician who is the outgoing premier of China. An economist by profession, Li is head of China's executive branch as well as one of the leading figures behind China's Financial and Economic Affa ...
.
Biography
Cheng was born in
Zhengzhou,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...
, in 1957. She secondary studied at Zhengzhou No.7 Middle School. During the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...
, she became a sent-down youth in Guangkuo Tiandi Township,
Jia County, Henan. After the resumption of college entrance examination in 1977, she was accepted to the PLA College of Foreign Languages (now
PLA Information Engineering University
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University (IEU; ) is a Chinese military university in Zhengzhou, Henan, affiliated with the People's Liberation Army. It was established in 1999. Before that, it was ...
). After graduation, she engaged in advanced studies at
Tsinghua University, where she met her future husband
Li Keqiang
Li Keqiang (born 1 July 1955) is a Chinese politician who is the outgoing premier of China. An economist by profession, Li is head of China's executive branch as well as one of the leading figures behind China's Financial and Economic Affa ...
.
In 1995, Cheng was a visiting scholar in the United States at Brown University, Rhode Island. Cheng taught at Beijing Institute of Economics (
Capital University of Economics and Business
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) () is a modern, multi-disciplinary financial and economic public university in Beijing, China. Founded in 1956 when the Ministry of Education founded the Beijing Economics Institute. In 199 ...
).
Considered one of the leading Chinese scholars of American nature writing, as of 2012 she had published two books on the subject and translated several books from English to Chinese, including ''The Singing Wilderness'', and ''The Outermost House''.
In 1991 Cheng translated the BBC book about the popular British TV series,
Yes Minister.
Personal life
Cheng's husband is
Li Keqiang
Li Keqiang (born 1 July 1955) is a Chinese politician who is the outgoing premier of China. An economist by profession, Li is head of China's executive branch as well as one of the leading figures behind China's Financial and Economic Affa ...
, current
Premier of the People's Republic of China. They have one daughter who studied in the United States
and has since returned to China.
See also
*
Peng Liyuan
References
Li Keqiang family
Professorships in literature
Spouses of national leaders
Living people
1957 births
People from Zhengzhou
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