Liu Wenhui

Liu Wenhui
刘文辉
Liu Wenhui
Governor of Xikang
In office
29 December 1934 – 9 December 1949
Succeeded byHe Guoguang [zh]
Governor of Sichuan
In office
March 1929 – 21 December 1934
Succeeded byLiu Xiang
Personal details
Born(1895-01-10)10 January 1895
Dayi County, Sichuan, Qing Empire
Died24 June 1976(1976-06-24) (aged 81)
Beijing, China
NationalityHan Chinese
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materBaoding Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
 People's Republic of China
Years of service1928–1954
RankGeneral
CommandsChairman of Xikang Provincial Government
Battles/warsSino-Tibetan War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Liu Wenhui (simplified Chinese: 刘文辉; traditional Chinese: 劉文輝; pinyin: Liú Wénhuī; 10 January 1895 – 24 June 1976) was a Chinese general and warlord of Sichuan province (Sichuan clique). At the beginning of his career, he was aligned with the Kuomintang (KMT), commanding the Sichuan-Xikang Defence Force from 1927 to 1929. The western part of Sichuan province was then known as Xikang. Bordering Tibet, the region had a mixed population of Tibetans and Han Chinese.

In 1949 he defected to the Communist forces of Mao Zedong, and went on to hold high office in the new People's Republic of China, serving as Minister of Forestry (1959–1967), member of the National People's Congress, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.