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Xiang Xuan
Xiang Xuan (; March 1926 – February 10, 2023) was a Chinese colonel in the People's Liberation Army and the nephew of He Long, a marshal of the People's Republic of China. Following the death of his mother and aunt, Xiang joined the Chinese Red Army in 1933 and in 1935, at the age of nine, took part in the Long March, making him the youngest soldier to take part in it. Early life Xiang was a member of the Tujia ethnic group. He was born in March 1926 in Sangzhi, Hunan and was one of five children born to He Mangu, the younger sister of He Long, and Xiang Shenghui. Before his birth, He Mangu joined the Chinese Communist Party and began taking part in revolutionary activities with her siblings. In 1928, Xiang Shengui led his guerilla unit in attacking Kuomintang forces in Shishou and Jianli counties in Hubei. Facing stiff counterattack by enemy forces, He Mangu moved her children including Xiang Xuan to a village in Yongshun County, Hunan. After they ran out of ammunition, He Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiang (surname)
Xiang is the Hanyu pinyin, pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames: Xiàng (; ) and Xiāng (). It means “to go forward” It originated from several sources. First, from Xiang, an ancient state (located in Shandong province), destroyed in the early Spring and Autumn period.Patrick Hanks, Peter McClure, and Richard Coates, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Secondly from Xiang, an ancient state located in Henan province, which was destroyed in the late Western Zhou dynasty. Thirdly from the first character of the personal name Xiang Fu (向父), the style name of Bi, son of the Duke Huan in the state of Song (state), Song. Notable people * Xiang Hantian (向汉天) * Xiang Huaqiang, better known as Charles Heung (向華強) * Xiang Jingyu (向警予) * Xiang Rong (向榮) * Xiang Xuan (向轩) * Xiang Zhongfa (向忠發) * Xiang Zhejun (向哲浚) * Ning Xiang (向宁), Chinese American acoustics expert * Xiang Chong (Three Kingdoms), Xiang Chong ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
