Li Shuoxun, alternative names Li tao, Li Kaizhuo and Li Shuxun, was a Chinese communist revolutionary, early leader of Chinese Communist Party and martyr.
Occupation
writer
Citizenship
Qing dynasty, Republic of China
Born
February 23, 1903
Died
September 16, 1931
Overview
Li Shuoxun (; 1903 Sichuan – 1931 Hainan) is a Chinese communist martyr. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1924, and went underground after the Kuomintang (KMT)'s massacre of communists in 1927. In 1931 he went to Hainan, was caught by the KMT and executed. He is now commemorated as a revolutionary martyr.
His son, Li Peng, was adopted by Zhou Enlai and served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1987 to 1998.
References
Heroes and models of new China: Li Shuoxun
Martyr Li Shuoxun's Memorial Pavilion
