Gao Jiancheng
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Gao Jiancheng (高建成) (October 1965 – 1998), was a political instructor of the Chinese Air Force known for fighting the 1998 Yangtze flood. Following his death in the flooding he became a Chinese propaganda icon.
Gao Jiancheng was born in a peasant family in Xiangyin County in Hunan Province. After graduating from Xiangyin No.4 high school, he entered the Air Force Academy in 1984. After graduation, he served in Wuhan. He successively held posts of platoon lead, assistant engineer, deputy political instructor and political instructor.
Gao's mother is Yang Youxiu(杨友秀). He married Lu Bei (鲁蓓), with whom he had a daughter, Gao Jieyuan(高洁缘). After his death, his mother sent his brother Gao Jianmin to inherit Gao's career.[1]