Mary C. Y. Stavonhagen, of
Manchurian origin and a close relative to Pu
Yi, the Last Emperor of China, was educated in
Japan and Switzerland. She married Helge
Stavonhagen in Tokyo in 1965 and became a
German citizen. Both Mary and Helge
Stavonhagen have lived in Asia for over 60
years and have lived in Beijing in from 1994
until 2016. In Europe the family resides in
Berlin since 2016. Mary is advisor to the
Soong Qing Ling Foundation and China Guardian
Auction Company. She is a member of the
Beijing International Society Committee and
the Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club. She is also
advisor to the Art Beijing Executive
Committee, advisor to the China Economics and
Management Academy of the Central University
of Finance and Economics as well as advisor to
the Beijing Strategic Cultural Development
Co., Ltd.
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