Jin Moyu, known as Aisin Gioro Xianqi, was a Chinese educator and the last surviving Manchu princess.
15 Facts About Jin Moyu
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Jin Moyu was the 17th and youngest daughter of Shanqi, the 10th heir to the Prince Su peerage of the Aisin Gioro clan, the imperial clan of the Qing dynasty, which ended with the Xinhai Revolution in 1911.
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Jin Moyu was raised by her three stepsisters after her parents' deaths.
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However, Jin Moyu chose to move back to Beijing when she was nineteen years old to pursue a career as either a journalist or entertainer.
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Jin Moyu settled for a position with a Japanese firm instead.
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Jin Moyu's elder sister Yoshiko Kawashima was a Japanese spy who was executed by the Chinese Nationalist Government as a traitor in March 1948.
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The brothers fled to British Hong Kong, leaving Jin Moyu to take care of her six nieces and nephews, as well as Jin Moyu's own daughter and the family's elderly nanny.
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Jin Moyu earned additional income by selling knitted jumpers and taking out loans.
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Jin Moyu opened her own restaurant specialising in Sichuan cuisine in 1952.
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Jin Moyu married Chinese artist Ma Wanli in 1953.
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Jin Moyu left her restaurant around the time of her wedding and took a position with the country's central translation agency.
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In February 1958, Jin Moyu was arrested at her home and imprisoned, due solely to her being a descendant of the former imperial family.
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Jin Moyu remained in prison for 15 years, until her release as a forced farm labourer in 1973.
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In 1978, Jin Moyu wrote a letter to Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping pleading for a job.
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Jin Moyu died at a hospital in Beijing on May 26,2014, at the age of 95.