Zhao Shiyan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Shiyan (Chinese: 赵世炎; 13 April 1901–19 July 1927) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and former Chinese premier Li Peng's uncle.

Zhao Shiyan
赵世炎
Member of the 5th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 9 May 1927 – 19 July 1927
General Secretary	Chen Duxiu
Personal details
Born	(1901-04-13)13 April 1901 Youyang Zhou, Sichuan, Qing China
Died	19 July 1927(1927-07-19) (aged 26) Shanghai, Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Xia Zhixu
Relations	Zhao Juntao (sister) Li Shuoxun (brother-in-law) Li Peng (nephew)
Children	2 sons
Parent	Zhao Dengzhi
Alma mater	High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	赵世炎
Traditional Chinese	趙世炎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhào Shìyán
Courtesy name
Simplified Chinese	琴荪[1]
Traditional Chinese	琴蓀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qíng Sūn

Biography

Zhao was born in Youyang Zhou, Sichuan (now Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing), on 13 April 1901, to Zhao Dengzhi (赵登之). In 1915, Zhao went to Beijing to study at the High School Affiliated with Beijing Normal University and majored in English. In 1919, he participated in the May Fourth Movement, China Youth Association. The following year, he went to France to study, co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).^[2] In 1922, Zhao Shiyan and Ho Chi Minh were invited to join the French Communist Party. In 1922, he went to the Soviet Union and studied at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East. In 1923, he was appointed as CCP Committee Chairman of Beijing. In the same year in December, he was appointed as Chairman of the Northern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^{[citation needed]}

In 1926, Zhao was sent to Shanghai with Zhou Enlai to lead the workers' armed uprising during the Northern Expedition. On 12 April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a coup against his communist allies and massacred them in Shanghai. After Chen Yannian was arrested by Kuomintang, Zhao took over as secretary of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CCP. Zhao was arrested at his home on North Sichuan Road on 2 July because a renegade betrayed him. He was executed in Shanghai on 19 July.^{[citation needed]}

Works

• 赵世炎文集 [Collected Works of Zhao Shiyan]. Beijing: People's Publishing House. 2013. ISBN 9787010127149.

Personal life

Zhao married Xia Zhixu (夏之栩), the couple had two sons, Zhao Shige (赵施格) and Zhao Lingchao (赵令超).^{[citation needed]}

Zhao's sister Zhao Juntao married Li Shuoxun. Their son, Li Peng served as China's premier from 1987 to 1998.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Historical Museum of French-Chinese Friendship