Unfortunately, because her father was a factory owner, all the children were branded as “capitalists” when the Red Guards took over. She and her siblings - two elder brothers, and an older and younger sister - were then raised by her Great Aunt. Born in Shanghai in 1952, she was the fourth child (out of 5) and by the time she was in her early teens both her parents had died. In China, number 4 is regarded as an unlucky number (similar to the way we in the West regard 13), and for Ting-Xing Ye it could not be more true. My Name is Number 4, first published in 1997, is her heart-rending account of what it was like living in that country during that time. Ting-Xing Ye is a Chinese-Canadian author, who grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Non-fiction – Kindle Edition Doubleday Canada 240 pages 2010.
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