Xia De-hong, the stoic mother whose resilience during torture and imprisonment under Mao's regime shaped the narrative of her daughter Jung Chang's acclaimed memoir "Wild Swans," passed away at 94 on April 15 in Chengdu, China. #China #Memoir #MaoZedong #CN
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Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter's Memoir
"Wild Swans," a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holding her family together amid torture and imprisonment under Mao's regime.