China's first female tractor driver and banknote star hospitalised

By James Griffiths, October 30, 2013

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Liang Jun, China's first female tractor driver is recovering from surgery following acute heart failure in a hospital in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Liang, now 85, was featured on the 1 yuan denomination of the third set of Renminbi banknotes issued in 1960. 

 

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