Liang Jun (tractor driver)
Liang Jun (Chinese: 梁军)[1] (April 1930[2][3] — 14 January 2020) was a Chinese tractor driver. She became a folk hero and model worker in Communist China. She is on China's one yuan banknote. She also was a politician. She was celebrated for breaking down class and gender barriers.[4]
Liang Jun | |
|---|---|
梁军 | |
 Liang graduating from the Beijing Agricultural Machinery Academy in 1957 | |
| Born | April 1930 |
| Died | 14 January 2020 (aged 89) Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China |
| Known for | China's first female tractor driver |
Liang Jun (tractor Driver) Media
Liang on a yuan banknote
References
- ↑ "Liang Jun 梁军 (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "这位妇女形象被印在人民币上，四十多年后，她才知道那个人是自己 - 热备资讯". Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ↑ "一元人民币上的高颜值美女是谁？梁军个人资料为什么能上一元人民币_国内新闻_国内频道_新闻中心_海峡网".
- ↑ "Tractor 'heroine' immortalised on banknote dies" (in en-GB). BBC. 15 January 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51116035. Retrieved 16 January 2020.