A Woman Soldier's Own Story : The Autobiography of Xie Bingying

This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Her attempts to become educated, stuggles to escape from an arranged marriage and her success in tricking her way into military school reveal her persevering character and hint at the prominance she was later to achieve as an important figure in China's political culture.