▁intern ed ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Germany . ▁After ▁returning ▁China ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Museum . ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁National ists ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁in ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁main land ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Nan j ing ▁Museum , ▁and ▁five ▁years ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁President . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁she ▁don ated ▁all ▁her ▁sav ings ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁her ▁super iors , ▁she ▁wrote ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁to ▁proc laim ▁her ▁innoc ence . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁instead ▁of ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁museum . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁J ius an ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁she ▁jump ed ▁from ▁the ▁pag oda ▁of ▁L ing gu ▁Temple ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁Nan j ing ▁Museum ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁Category : Ch inese ▁arch ae olog ists ▁Category : Ch inese ▁exp atri ates