110:. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Gu was accused by reactionaries at the Shanghai Conservatory of belonging to the famous and high-ranking people of the bad younger generation. After sending chocolate to her jailed father, Gu committed suicide by taking pills and turning on the gas. Her maternal uncle died in the same way. When Gu's father returned to Shanghai after the Cultural Revolution, he found he was the only surviving member of the family.
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