Xu Linxia | |||||||||
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徐林侠 | |||||||||
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| Born | 1904 or 1905 | ||||||||
| Died | 6 September 1949 Chongqing, China | ||||||||
| Spouse | Song Qiyun | ||||||||
| Children | 7, including Song Zhenzhong | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 徐林侠 | ||||||||
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Xu Linxia (Chinese: 徐林侠; pinyin: Xú Línxiá; 1904/1905 – 6 September 1949) was a Chinese communist. Born in Pi County, she attended the No. 3 Normal School before joining the Kuomintang (KMT). After the dissolution of the First United Front, she joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), becoming a leader of its women's branch in Pi. She married Song Qiyun in 1928, and the couple had seven children. Xu was detained by the KMT in 1941, together with her youngest son Song Zhenzhong; her husband was also arrested that year. The three were executed in 1949. Xu has been recognized by the CCP with the title of revolutionary martyr.