Zhao Hong Wenguo (Chinese: 趙洪文國; Wade–Giles: Chao Hung Wen-kuo; 1881–1950), known commonly as Double Gun Grandma, was a Manchu of the Bordered Yellow Banner and the Aisin-Gioro Clan,[1][2] an active fighter and organizer against the Empire of Japan who helped mobilize her family of 30 people and many other Manchurians to fight against Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War[3] in Anti-Japanese volunteer armies.
[4] Through her hard work, she gained respect in her village community and improved her family’s financial situation, elevating them to a higher position.
In February 1934, him and his group created the China Youth Iron Blood Army, with Zhao Dong as Chief of Staff.
[7] She attempted to restore her war-torn family elementary school and used Chinese language textbooks in order to prevent the spread of Japanese culture.
Zhao refused to surrender and escaped from the IJA to Beiping, calling on the Northeast Anti-Japanese Association to assist the China Youth Iron Blood Army.
In the spring of 1937, the China Youth Iron Blood Army ran into trouble, with Zhao Dong visiting his mother in Beiping to call for aid.
On the night of July 20, 1937, he helped start an uprising at Baiyang, Southwest of Beiping, proclaiming the North China People’s Anti-Japanese Army.