Personal Life
Yang had studied physical education in Shanghai and was a member of the girl scouts when the war broke out. Her courageous action during the Defense of Sihang Warehouse made her quite famous. In 1938, she was sent overseas to raise support and spoke about China's struggle in a number of countries.
After the Chinese Civil War, Yang followed the Chiang Kai-shek government to Taiwan. She married National Taiwan University professor of physical education Zhu Zhongming (朱重明) and had two sons, Zhu Fugui (朱復圭) and Zhu Fuhong(朱復轟). She worked as a school physical education teacher in Taipei. Like most people during that era, Yang did not talk much about her experiences in the war; her son was informed of his mother's fame by one of his teachers at school.
Yang died of a stroke March 9, 1992 at the age of 78. Her involvement in the Sihang Warehouse defense is featured in the 1976 Taiwanese production The 800 Heroes by Lin Qinxia starring Brigitte Lin as Yang Huimin.
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