1. Ying Qianli, known as Ying Jiliang, was a Manchu Bannerman, a prominent Catholic layman who devoted himself to education.
12 Facts About Ying Qianli
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Ying Qianli was proficient in English, French, Spanish and Latin.
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At the age of 14, Ying Qianli was taken to the United Kingdom by Roman Catholic missionary Frederic-Vincent Lebbe.
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Ying Qianli was arrested two times by the Japanese authorities.
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Ying Qianli was first sentenced to death and later to life imprisonment, which was finally reduced to 15 years of imprisonment.
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In 1945, Ying Qianli was released before the surrender of Japan.
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Ying Qianli's students included Zheng Peikai, Zhang Xiuya, Gao Tian'en, Han Gongzhen, and Ma Ying-jeou.
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On October 8,1969, Ying Qianli died of lung cancer at Cardinal Tien Hospital, in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ying Qianli married Cai Baozhen, daughter of educator and politician Cai Rukai.
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Ying Qianli's son Ying Ruocheng was a prominent actor after 1949 and vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990.
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Ying Qianli's daughter Ying Ruocai is a former basketball player.
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Ying Qianli's daughter Ying Ruoxian is a professor at Columbia University.