Xiang Xuan | |
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 Xiang in 2020 | |
| Native name | 向轩 |
| Born | March 1926 Sangzhi, Hunan, China |
| Died | February 10, 2023 (aged 96) Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Service | Chinese Red Army People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1982 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (Third Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (Third Class) Order of Liberation (Third Class) Red Star Meritorious Medal (Third Class) |
| Relations | He Long (uncle) He Ying (aunt) |
Xiang Xuan (Chinese: 向轩; pinyin: Xiàng Xuān; Wade–Giles: Hsiang Hsüan; March 1926 – February 10, 2023) was a Chinese colonel in the People's Liberation Army and the nephew of He Long, a marshal of the People's Republic of China. Following the death of his mother and aunt, Xiang joined the Chinese Red Army in 1933 and in 1935, at the age of nine, took part in the Long March, making him the youngest soldier to take part in it.