leahzhang: yes, her name was Liyungu at that time.
Xie Xie Dr. Zhang for your quick reply.
Sorry. My Pinyin isn't good and can't type Chinese. It was 'he' (a bird) in several articles about her early life i read long time ago. She was born in Shandong, left home then went to Jinan and (at University of Shandong, its president was Zhoo) Qingdao before went to Shanghai to pursue a better future in movie kingdom.
May be you are right because you based on what said by a great comrade and father.