Guo Feixiong

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Guo Feixiong 郭飞雄
Born	(1966-08-02) 2 August 1966 (age 58) Gucheng County, Hebei, China
Occupation(s)	lawyer, human rights activist
Spouse	Zhang Qing
Children	2

Guo Feixiong (simplified Chinese: 郭飞雄; traditional Chinese: 郭飛雄) born 2 August 1966)^[1] is the pen name of Yang Maodong (杨茂东/楊茂東), a Chinese human rights legal activist from Guangdong province who is often identified with the Weiquan movement. Guo is known as a dissident writer and "barefoot lawyer", who has worked on several controversial issues to defend the rights of marginalized groups. Prior to his 2006 imprisonment, Guo worked as a legal advisor to the Shanghai Shengzhi Law Firm.^[2]