Zhao Yiman

Zhao Yiman (; 1905 – 2 August 1936) was a female Chinese resistance fighter against the Imperial Japanese Army in Northeast China, which was under the occupation of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo. She was captured in 1935 by Japanese forces and executed in 1936. She is considered a national hero in China, and an eponymous biopic was made for her in 1950. The 2005 film My Mother Zhao Yiman was based on her son's memory of her.

Early life

Zhao was born Li Kuntai (李坤泰) to a landlord family in Sichuan

Revolutionary career During the May Thirtieth Movement in 1925, she led students to block British kerosene tankers from docking in the pier in Yibin. In 1926, she was admitted to a girls' middle school in Yibin. She also joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1926. '''

In 1989, the Party History Office and the All-China Women's Federation of Yibin, Sichuan, published a biography of Zhao. Unlike the 1950 film, the 2005 remake includes flashbacks of Zhao's earlier years and is narrated by the character of her son.