# Cheng Hong

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**Cheng Hong** (Chinese: 程虹; pinyin: *Chéng Hóng*; born 21 November 1957) is a Chinese literary scholar and translator. She is a professor at the [Capital University of Economics and Business](/source/Capital_University_of_Economics_and_Business) and the widow of the former [Chinese premier](/source/Chinese_premier) [Li Keqiang](/source/Li_Keqiang).

## Biography

Cheng was born in [Zhengzhou](/source/Zhengzhou), [Henan](/source/Henan), in 1957. She secondary studied at Zhengzhou No.7 Middle School. During the [Cultural Revolution](/source/Cultural_Revolution), she became a sent-down youth in Guangkuo Tiandi Township, [Jia County, Henan](/source/Jia_County,_Henan). After the resumption of college entrance examination in 1977, she was accepted to the PLA College of Foreign Languages (now [PLA Information Engineering University](/source/PLA_Information_Engineering_University)). After graduation, she engaged in advanced studies at [Tsinghua University](/source/Tsinghua_University), where she met her future husband [Li Keqiang](/source/Li_Keqiang).

In 1991, Cheng translated the BBC book about the popular British TV series, *[Yes Minister](/source/Yes_Minister)*.[1]

In 1995, Cheng was a visiting scholar in the United States at [Brown University](/source/Brown_University).[2][3] Cheng taught at Beijing Institute of Economics ([Capital University of Economics and Business](/source/Capital_University_of_Economics_and_Business)).

Considered one of the leading Chinese scholars of American nature writing, as of 2012 she had published two books on the subject and translated several books from English to Chinese, including *The Singing Wilderness* by [Sigurd Olson](/source/Sigurd_Olson), and *[The Outermost House](/source/The_Outermost_House)* by [Henry Beston](/source/Henry_Beston).[4]

## Personal life

Cheng was married to [Li Keqiang](/source/Li_Keqiang) until his death in 2023; he served as [Premier](/source/Premier_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China) of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023. They had one daughter who studied in the United States[3] and has since returned to China.

## See also

- [Peng Liyuan](/source/Peng_Liyuan)

## References

1. ["重温《遵命大臣》 - 纽约时报中文网 国际纵览"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130405161147/http://cn.nytimes.com/article/culture-arts/2013/01/07/c07minister/). *cn.nytimes.com*. Archived from [the original](http://cn.nytimes.com/article/culture-arts/2013/01/07/c07minister/) on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

1. ["Talk about political Mandarins... : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide"](https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/12/14/16789/talk_about_political_mandarins)

1. Zhai, Keith (30 October 2012). ["Cheng Hong, wife of Li Keqiang, a low-profile scholar"](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1072623/cheng-hong-wife-li-keqiang-low-profile-scholar). *South China Morning Post*. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

1. ["Meet Cheng Hong, a\[sic\] English novel professor, translator … and mother of China's Premier Li Keqiang"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220908062114/https://china.timesofnews.com/political/meet-cheng-hong-the-english-literature-professor-translator-and-wife-of-chinas-premier-li-keqiang). 23 September 2016. Archived from [the original](https://china.timesofnews.com/political/meet-cheng-hong-the-english-literature-professor-translator-and-wife-of-chinas-premier-li-keqiang) on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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