Lee Ya-Ching 李霞卿 | |
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Born | Haifeng County, Guangdong, China | 16 April 1912
Died | 28 January 1998 Oakland, California, United States | (aged 85)
Nationality | Chinese |
Known for | First Chinese civilian aviator; co-founder of first Chinese civilian flying school; actress |
Spouse | Paifong Cheng aka Baifeng Zheng (1929-1935; divorced) |
Lee Ya-Ching (Chinese: 李霞卿; pinyin: Lǐ Xiáqīng; 16 April 1912 – 28 January 1998), also known by her stage name Li Dandan (李旦旦), was a Chinese film actress, pioneering aviator, and 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 adaptation of Mulan for the screen. Lee Ya-Ching is an Anglicized version of her Chinese name.[1][2][3]