At the time of Liu Manqing’s birth, the corrupt Qing dynasty had become increasingly unstable. During the conflict between the Tibetan army and the Sichuan army stationed in Tibet, her home was destroyed and her whole family was forced to emigrate to Darjeeling in India. She returned from India and settled in Beijing at the age of 12. However, her student life was experienced through the Warlord Era, the May 4th Movement, and the Northern Expedition.

When the National Government declared that it would govern the country in October 1928, the 13th Dalai Lama immediately sent a representative, Mkhan-po Lobsang Pasang Lama, who was stationed at Wutai Mountain, to Nanjing to meet with Chiang Kai-shek. Liu Manqing was sent as the interpreter. Chiang Kai-shek was surprised by her talent and appointed her to the position of first-class clerk.

Liu Manyun (first right, front); Liu Manqing (first right, back)