Who is Tang Yijie from To the Storm: The Odyssey of a Revolutionary Chinese Woman and what is their importance?

Tang Yijie, known as Lao Tang, is the husband of Yue Daiyun. They married in 1952 and lived with his family on the campus of Beida or Beijing University. His father was a vice-president at the university. Lao Tang had always had a comfortable life coming from an affluent family. He was also a member of the faculty at Beida and taught philosophy. He was sentenced to reeducation in the countryside with his wife. Unlike Yue Daiyun, he viewed it as a learning experience.