Song Binbin

Song Binbin
宋彬彬
Binbin in the 1960s
Born1947 (1947)
Died (aged 77)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesSong Yaowu (Nickname)
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forStudent Red Guard leader during the Cultural Revolution, involvement with death of teacher Bian Zhongyun
Political partyChinese Communist Party
MovementCultural Revolution
Parent(s)Song Renqiong (father)
Zhong Yuelin (mother)
Song Binbin
Simplified Chinese宋彬彬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Bīn bīn
Wade–GilesSong4 Bin1bin1

Song Binbin (Chinese: 宋彬彬; 1947 – September 16, 2024), also known as Song Yaowu (Chinese: 宋要武), was a Chinese woman who acted as a senior leader in the Chinese Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. She was known for allegedly beating her deputy principal Bian Zhongyun to death with wooden sticks, along with other students.