Liang Jun | |
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| 梁军 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Liang_Jun_in_1957.jpg) Liang Jun graduating from the Beijing Agricultural Machinery Academy in 1957 | |
| Born | April 1930 |
| Died | (aged 90) Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China |
| Known for | China's first female tractor driver |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁軍 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁军 | ||||||||||
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Liang Jun (Chinese: 梁军;[1] April 1930 – 14 January 2020) was believed to be the first female tractor driver in Communist China who later became a folk hero and model worker. She is depicted on the one yuan banknote of China's third renminbi series. She served as a politician, both provincial and national, and advisor on agricultural matters.
She is celebrated for breaking down class and gender barriers.[2]
- ^ "Liang Jun 梁军 (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Tractor 'heroine' immortalised on banknote dies". BBC News. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.