Li Xiaqing
| Li Xiaqing 李霞卿 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 16, 1912 Guangdong (Canton), China |
| Died |
January 28, 1998 (aged 85) Oakland, California[1] |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Aviation career | |
| Known for | First Chinese civilian aviator, co-founder of first Chinese civilian flying school |
Li Xiaqing, also known by alternative transliteration Lee Ya-Ching, was a pioneer Chinese aviator and film actress, 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, performing under the stage name Li Dandan (李旦旦), she starred in Romance of the Western Chamber, and played the lead in an early adaption of Mulan for the screen.
Filmography
- Disputed Passage (1939) - Aviatrix (credited as Ya-Ching Lee)
- Kisses Once (情海重吻) (1929)
- Five Avenging Women (1928)
- Mulan Joins the Army (1928) - Hua Mulan
- A Wandering Songstress (天涯歌女) (1927) - Li Lingxiao
- Romance of the Western Chamber (1927) - Hongniang
- A Poet From the Sea aka. The Cape Poet (海角詩人) (1927) - Liang Cuiying
- Why Not Her (玉潔冰清) (1926) - Kong Qiongxian
- The God of Peace (和平之神) (1926) - Lin Cuiwei
See also
References
External links
- Index to archive of Lee Ya-Ching papers at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- China's First Lady of Flight
- Li Xiaqing, Aviatrix and Actress
- Lee Ya-Ching: Flying for Victory
- IMDb entry
- dianying.com entry