For example, they made the decision not to have her feet bound, an unusual choice among educated people living near them,[2] and sent her to a local women's school at the age of twelve.
[citation needed] Huang is credited with saving China's first premier Zhou Enlai from kidnappers in 1930, based on information she learned from the Kuomintang.
[4] She was the person who alerted the CCP leadership to the defection of the party's General Secretary Xiang Zhongfa and, thanks to her alarm, heavy losses were avoided.
In 1980, with the support of Zhou Enlai's widow Deng Yingchao, her achievements were confirmed by the CCP.
[5] She was married four times and her stories have been captured in several books, films and TV drama series.