23 moments
Birth in Zhucheng
· Zhucheng, Shandong, China
Jiang Qing was born in Zhucheng, Shandong. Her exact day of birth was deliberately kept private. Exact day of birth is not supported.
Stay with half-sister in Tianjin
· Tianjin, China
As a child, Jiang Qing accompanied her mother to Tianjin to stay with her half-sister. The stay is documented as spanning 1926–1927; this card uses the first supported year.
Return to Jinan
· Jinan, Shandong, China
Jiang Qing had returned to Jinan with her mother by the year her mother died. The source does not give a more precise date for the return.
Theatrical work in Beijing
· Beijing, China
After the Experimental Arts Academy closed, Jiang Qing was selected for theatrical companies in Beijing. City-level coordinates represent the documented theatrical destination.
Library post in Qingdao
· Qingdao, Shandong, China
Following her 1931 divorce, Jiang Qing was in Qingdao, where she obtained a clerkship in Qingdao University’s library and entered Communist cultural circles. The dated photograph caption directly places her in Qingdao; the precise campus location is not established.
Political arrest in Shanghai
· Shanghai, China
Wikimedia Commons · This image is now in the public domain in China because its term of copyright has expired. · file Jiang Qing was arrested and jailed in Shanghai for political activities during her early Communist involvement. The specific jail is not identified.
Journey to Beijing after release
· Beijing, China
After her release from detention in Shanghai, Jiang Qing traveled to Beijing and reunited with Yu Qiwei. The source gives December but not a day.
Return to Shanghai film work
· Shanghai, China
Jiang Qing returned to Shanghai, entered Diantong Film Company, and resumed her acting career under the stage name Lan Ping. City coordinates represent the documented film-industry location.
Collective wedding at Liuhe Pagoda
· Liuhe Pagoda, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Wikimedia Commons · This media file is in the public domain in the United States. · file Jiang Qing and Tang Na married in a collective ceremony at Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou.
Transit through Xi'an
· Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
On her journey toward the Communist base, Jiang Qing went first to Xi'an before continuing to Yan'an. The source supports 1937 but does not date the Xi'an stop more precisely.
Departure from Shanghai for Yan'an
· Shanghai, China
Jiang Qing left Shanghai for the Communist revolutionary base at Yan'an amid the expanding Japanese invasion of China. The source does not give a day of departure.
Enrollment in Yan'an
· Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
Jiang Qing enrolled at the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an, consolidating her move from Shanghai acting into revolutionary life. The enrollment day is not given.
Drama instructor at Lu Xun Academy
· Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
Jiang Qing became an instructor in the drama department of the newly founded Lu Xun Academy of Arts in Yan'an. The source establishes the academy’s founding date; it does not specify Jiang Qing’s exact appointment day.
Medical journey to Moscow
· Moscow, Soviet Union
Jiang Qing traveled to Moscow for medical treatment during a period of recurring treatment in the Soviet Union. The source documents a combined Moscow–Yalta journey; this card records the Moscow stop.
Banquet for Sukarno in Shanghai
· Shanghai, China
Jiang Qing attended a Shanghai banquet hosted by Soong Ching-ling for Indonesian President Sukarno. The source identifies the year but not the date or banquet venue.
Peking Opera reform speech
· Beijing, China
Jiang Qing delivered a speech at the Forum of Theatrical Workers participating in the Festival of Peking Opera on Contemporary Themes, an important step in her cultural-policy intervention. Beijing is identified by the publication history of the speech; city coordinates are representative.
All-Army Artistic Creation Conference
· Beijing, China
Jiang Qing presided over the All-Army Artistic Creation Conference in Beijing, where attendees evaluated films under Maoist cultural criteria. The event ran from April through June; a single month is not supported.
Red Detachment of Women performance with Nixon
· Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Wikimedia Commons · No Copyright - United States · file Jiang Qing attended the Great Hall of the People performance of The Red Detachment of Women with Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Zhou Enlai, and others during Nixon’s China visit.
Attempt to rally the 38th Army
· Baoding, Hebei, China
Following Mao’s death, Jiang Qing went to Baoding in an unsuccessful effort to rally the 38th Army amid the succession struggle. The source places this visit after Mao's death in September 1976 but does not provide a more precise date or military-site location.
Imprisonment at Qincheng Prison
· Qincheng Prison, Changping District, Beijing, China
After her arrest in October 1976, Jiang Qing was held at Qincheng Prison, where she remained during the period preceding and following her trial. The source gives no exact transfer date; prison coordinates are exact published coordinates.
Return to Zhongnanhai during Mao's final illness
· Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
On the night before Mao Zedong’s death, Jiang Qing went to Xinhua News Agency seeking supporters and returned to Zhongnanhai, where senior officials and Mao’s family were present. The precise location inside Zhongnanhai is not specified.
Opening of Gang of Four trial
· No. 1 Zhengyi Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Wikimedia Commons · This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and February 1989, inclusive, without a copyright notice, and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years. · file Jiang Qing appeared as a defendant at the opening of the Gang of Four trial in a courtroom near Tiananmen Square. The Special Court was located at No. 1 Zhengyi Road; coordinates are for that documented court location.
Death in Beijing
· Beijing, China
The Chinese government confirmed that Jiang Qing died by suicide at her Beijing residence while on medical parole. Accounts differ over the exact site and circumstances of death; the official confirmation identifies only her residence in Beijing.