Lee Ya-Ching

Lee Ya-Ching
李霞卿
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Born (1912-04-16)April 16, 1912
Haifeng County, Guangdong, China
Died January 28, 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 85)
Oakland, California, United States
Nationality Chinese
Aviation career
Known for First Chinese civilian aviator, co-founder of first Chinese civilian flying school
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee (Li).

Lee Ya-Ching or Li Xiaqing (1912–1998), also known by her stage name Li Dandan (李旦旦), was a Chinese film actress and a pioneering aviatrix, as well as a philanthropist. She was the first Chinese woman to be granted a civil aviation license in China, in 1936, and also co-founded its first civilian flying school. As an actress, she starred in Romance of the Western Chamber, and played the lead in an early adaption of Mulan for the screen.[1][2][3]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. Jordan Ferrero (2009). "Lee Ya-Ching papers". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  2. 中国首位女飞行员李霞卿: 与胡蝶周璇并称七姐妹. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 12 April 2012.
  3. 从电影明星到中国第一位美女飞行员李霞卿诞辰. Today on History (in Chinese). 16 April 2014.

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