Jump to content

Lin Hei'er

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SamHolt6 (talk | contribs) at 23:42, 24 May 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lin Hei'er (1870-fl. 1900) was a Chinese rebel during the Boxer Rebellion, known as Yellow Lotus Holy Mother of the Yihetuan.

Lin Hei'er was a prostitute and acrobat with knowledge within the martial arts who became a member of the Yihetuan. During the Boxer Rebellion, she organized and commanded the Red Lantern Unit of women rebel soldiers in Tianjin.

References