In August 1966 a group of red guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the cultural revolution: educated in London, the widow of an official of chiang kai-She...In August 1966 a group of red guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the cultural revolution: educated in London, the widow of an official of chiang kai-Shek's regime, and an employee of shell oil, Nien Cheng enjoyed comforts that few of her compatriots could afford.