Han, Qunying Li and Louis Luping

Dr. Li Qunying was born in 1926 in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China. She joined the Communist army in 1945, and became a medic during the Civil War and the Korean War. After leaving the army, she worked as a doctor in various hospitals throughout Shandong Province for many years. After her husband Han Wende was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, she followed him to the countryside where she became a barefoot doctor. She now lives in Jinan, Shandong Province. Louis Luping Han is the youngest son of Dr. Li Qunying. He was born in Shandong Province, China and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. He is now living in Vancouver with his wife. He encouraged his mother to recall her past and spent over seven years compiling her memoir.;