▁of ▁art , ▁as ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁and ▁super vision ▁of ▁Ji ang ▁Q ing , ▁wife ▁of ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong . ▁The ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bal let ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁Li u ▁became ▁a ▁household ▁name . ▁ ▁His ▁prominent ▁quality ▁as ▁a ▁bal let ▁dan cer ▁and ▁his ▁political ▁sav vy ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁le aps ▁and ▁bounds ▁in ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁February , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Li u ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁Ji ang ▁Q ing ▁and ▁Z hang ▁Ch un q iao ▁for ▁the ▁vice ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁Li u ▁Q ingt ang ▁returned ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁bal let ▁school ▁there . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁The ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁Ma o ' s ▁hero . ▁China ▁Daily , ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 2 - 1 7 . ▁Access ed ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 0 4 - 0 5 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Y ing kou ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁L ia oning ▁Category : Ch inese ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : Ch inese ▁male ▁stage ▁actors ▁Category : Ch inese ▁male