Tang Na

For the table tennis player, see Dang Ye-seo. For the Iranian film, see Tangna.

Portrait of Tang Na（唐納) in Paris 1954

Tang Na
Born	(1914-05-07)May 7, 1914 Suzhou, China
Died	August 23, 1988(1988-08-23) (aged 74) Paris, France
Alma mater	St. John's University, Shanghai
Spouse	Jiang Qing ​ (m. 1936⁠–⁠1937)​ Anna Tcheng ​ (m. 1952⁠–⁠1988)​

Tang Na
Traditional Chinese	唐納
Simplified Chinese	唐纳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táng Nà
Ma Jiliang
Traditional Chinese	馬繼良 馬驥良 馬季良
Simplified Chinese	马继良 马骥良 马季良
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Jìliáng
Ma Jizong
Traditional Chinese	馬繼宗
Simplified Chinese	马继宗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Jìzōng
Ma Shaozhang
Traditional Chinese	馬紹章
Simplified Chinese	马绍章
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Shàozhāng

Tang Na (7 May 1914 – 23 August 1988), pen name of Ma Jiliang, also known as Ma Jizong and Ma Shaozhang, was a modern Chinese writer and the third husband of Jiang Qing.

Born in Suzhou to an eminent family of intellectuals, he attended private Suzhou Shude Junior Middle School and Jiangsu Provincial Suzhou Middle School, under the name Ma Jizong. In 1932, he entered St. John's University in Shanghai, where he went by Ma Jiliang/Ma Ki-Leung. At university, he used various pen names, notably Tang Na and Luo Ping, to write film reviews for newspapers like Shen Bao and Shi Bao. Later, he worked as a screenwriter for local film companies, and participated in the Left-Wing Film Workers League. He wrote the lyrics for the film scores "Self-Defense Song" and "Saiwai Cunnu," composed by Nie Er, for the leftist film Escape, on which Tang also worked as vice director. In 1936, when the Shanghai edition of Tai Kung Pao was founded, he became an editor for its weekly supplement of film and drama. In the same year, he married Jiang Qing, who was then known by her stage name Lan Ping, but divorced in early 1937. Afterwards, Jiang went to Yan'an and married Mao Zedong in 1938.

In 1937, during WWII, Tang went to the anti-Japanese frontlines and wrote war reports for Shanghai's Tai Kung Pao. Later, he went to Wuhan and created the anti-Japanese war play Long Live China. In 1939, under the pen name Jiang Qi, he wrote the multi-act historical plays Chen Yuanyuan and The Road to Life in the isolated island of Shanghai. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he became the editor-in-chief of Shanghai's Shi Shi Xin Bao. In 1946, he became the editor-in-chief of Shanghai's Wenhui Bao. In September 1948, he went to Hong Kong and served as the editor-in-chief of Wen Wei Po.

In December 1948, he left Hong Kong for the United States and worked for the overseas Chinese-language newspapers. Meanwhile, he wrote the script Before Returning Home. Since 1951, he settled in Paris, changed his name to Ma Shaozhang, and ran a restaurant there. After the downfall of the Gang of Four, led by his ex-wife Jiang Qing, he returned to China twice to visit his relatives. Before his death, he left a message for his daughter: "Don't be a fake foreigner; never forget your Chinese roots."

Group wedding on 26 April 1936 in Liuhe Pagoda, Hangzhou, China. Tang Na was seated 4th from left and his bride Lan Ping was to his right. The other newlyweds were Ye Luxi (葉露茜) and Zhao Dan (to Lan Ping's right), as well as Du Xiaojuan (杜小鵑) and actor Gu Eryi (顧而已). Top row included Zheng Junli, Shen Junru, and actor Li Qing (李清).