Evil women of China

Weibo lists the ten most evil women in Chinese history.

and yes, Madam Mao was on the list.

In 1968, she had the children of her enemy Zhou Enlai tortured and killed. As Mao’s health declined, she grew in influence. Together with Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen and Zhang Chunqiao she formed the Gang of Four. After Mao’s death, the Gang was soon overthrown and accused of “persecuting to death” an estimated 34,800 people during the Cultural Revolution and having “framed and persecuted” 729,511 others during the years they were in power.

and here are the top three modern women on their list:




compare and contrast: Bloody Mary or Catherine the Great.