1949
Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)
Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)
Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)
Song Zhenzhong
Chinese child killed by the KMT in 1949
- Died
- 1949
Song Zhenzhong, popularly known as Little Radish Head, was the son of Chinese Communist Party members Song Qiyun and Xu Linxia. Held by the Kuomintang for the majority of his life, he was killed together with his parents as part of a mass killing of detainees. He has been identified as "China's youngest martyr", and featured extensively in film and literature, including in Chinese state propaganda. He has also been commemorated with multiple monuments.