Editing Jiang Qing (section)

==== Medical treatment ====
Jiang was in poor health for much of the 1950s, leading her to step back from her official duties.{{Sfn|Li|2023|p=227}} As a result, she had to move back and forth between Beijing and [[Moscow]].{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=|p=235}} In 1949, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent four rounds of treatment in the Soviet Union.<ref name=":6" /> In March 1949, she travelled to Moscow and [[Yalta]], returning in the autumn.{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=Chronology}} She visited Moscow again in 1952, staying until the autumn of 1953.{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=Chronology}} Due to severe pain in her liver, while the Chinese doctors were unable to fulfil their duties due to the [[Three-anti and Five-anti Campaigns|Three-Antis Movement]], the Soviet doctors explored her liver through surgery.{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=|p=256}} Her life in the Soviet Union was rather reclusive, with only Russian doctors, nurses, bodyguards, and all reading materials only from the [[Sino-Soviet relations|Chinese diplomatic mission]].{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=|p=258}} In 1956, she made another trip to the Soviet Union for treatment and returned in 1957.{{Sfn|Witke|1977|loc=Chronology}}

During this period, as a foreign dignitary, she gained access to a wide range of films banned in the [[Soviet Union]], including many [[Hollywood movie|Hollywood productions]]. This exposure allowed her to stay informed about Western art trends, which later influenced her transformation of the [[Peking opera|Peking Opera]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Ludden |first=Yawen |date=2017-09-01 |title=The transformation of Beijing opera: Jiang Qing, Yu Huiyong and yangbanxi |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jcca.4.2-3.143_1 |journal=Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=143–160 |doi=10.1386/jcca.4.2-3.143_1 |issn=2051-7041|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1957, Jiang recovered from cervical cancer, though she believed she was still unwell, contrary to her doctors’ assessment of her good health.{{Sfn|Li|2023|p=227}} Therefore, they recommended that she engage in therapeutic activities such as watching films, listening to music, and attending theatre and concerts.{{Sfn|Li|2023|p=227}}