to Yang, whose surname meant "poplar", while that to willows alludes to Liu's surname, which meant "willow". Poetry Yang wrote poems to express her loneliness and her longing for Mao. One of them, "偶感 [Ǒu Gǎn]" ("Occasional Feeling"), was written in October 1928, two years before her death, and discovered when her former residence was being repaired about 50 years later: Movie and television portrayals 2011 Portrayed by Zhou Dongyu in the movie The Road Of Exploring. Portrayed by Li Qin in the movieThe Founding of a Party and on the TV series China in 1921. Portrayed by Zhang Meng on the TV series Epoch-Making. 2017 Portrayed by Li Qin in the movie The Founding of an Army. Portrayed by Sarah Zhao on the TV series Autumn Harvest Uprising. 2021 Portrayed by Zhou Ye in the movie 1921. References Citations Sources Verity Wilson, "Dressing for Leadership in China: Wives and Husbands in an Age of Revolutions (1911-1976)", Gender & History, vol. 14, no. 3 (November 2002), pp. 608–628. Spouses of national leaders People from Changsha Mao Zedong family Executed Chinese people Executed Chinese women 1901 births 1930 deaths Executed Republic of China people People executed by the Republic of China by firing squad 20th-century executions by China Executed people from Hunan