
When she was 13, her father, a theater owner was falsely accused of counter-revolutionary crimes and was detained and forced to do hard labor by the Chinese government. Ji-li was a star student until 1966, when Chairman Mao started the Cultural Revolution. Her housekeeper, Song Po-po, also lived with them. During this time period, she lived with her father Jiang Xi-reng, her mother Ying-Chen, her brother Ji-Yong, her sister Ji-Yun and her grandmother for a brief period of time. At this period of time, many other people did not have large apartments such as hers, classifying her as part of the upper class during the Cultural Revolution. Ji-li lived in a 350-square-foot (33 m 2) apartment with a small bathroom. She grew up and lived in Shanghai, China in a large apartment with her family. She is most famous for the memoir, Red Scarf Girl, as well as The Magical Monkey King. Ji-li Jiang (born February 2, 1954) is a Chinese author.
