Lee Ya-Ching

Lee Ya-Ching
李霞卿
Born (1912-04-16)April 16, 1912
Haifeng County, Guangdong, China
Died January 28, 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 85)
Oakland, California, United States
Nationality Chinese
Aviation career
Known for First Chinese civilian aviator, co-founder of first Chinese civilian flying school

Lee Ya-Ching or Li Xiaqing (Chinese: 李霞卿; pinyin: Lǐ Xiáqīng; 1912–1998), also known by her stage name Li Dandan (李旦旦), was a Chinese film actress and a pioneering aviator, as well as a philanthropist. She was the first Chinese woman to be granted a civil aviation license in China, in 1936, and also co-founded its first civilian flying school. As an actress, she starred in Romance of the Western Chamber, and played the lead in an early adaptation of Mulan for the screen.[1][2][3]

Filmography

Cover of the Young Companion issue 7, 1926, featuring actress Li Dandon on the cover.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jordan Ferrero (2009). "Lee Ya-Ching papers". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  2. ↑ 中国首位女飞行员李霞卿: 与胡蝶周璇并称七姐妹. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 从电影明星到中国第一位美女飞行员李霞卿诞辰. Today on History (in Chinese). 16 April 2014.


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