6-K

Commission File Number 001-31914

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 19, 2011

China Life Insurance Company Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

16 Financial Street
Xicheng District
Beijing 100033, China
Tel: (86-10) 6363-3333
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Commission File Number 001-31914

China Life Insurance Company Limited issued an announcement on January 18, 2011, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit		Description
	99.1	Announcement, dated January 18, 2011

Commission File Number 001-31914

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		China Life Insurance Company Limited
		(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Wan Feng
		(Signature)
January 19, 2011	Name:	Wan Feng
	Title:	President and Executive Director

EX-99.1

Commission File Number 001-31914

EXHIBIT 99.1

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock code: 2628)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PREMIUM INCOME

This announcement is made to publish the information on the unaudited accumulated premium income of the Company to be released on China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”)’s website.

Reference is made to the Company’s announcement dated 27 August 2004.

Pursuant to the “Regulations regarding the Accounting Treatment of Insurance Contracts” issued by the Ministry of Finance, the accumulated premium income of the Company for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 was about RMB318.2 billion.

Pursuant to the requirements prior to the promulgation of the “Regulations regarding the Accounting Treatment of Insurance Contracts”, the accumulated premium income of the Company for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 was about RMB333.0 billion. The figure is to be released on CIRC’s website at www.circ.gov.cn.

The above information on premium income is unaudited.

By Order of the Board of

China Life Insurance Company Limited

Heng Kwoo Seng

Company Secretary

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises:

Executive Directors:	Yang Chao, Wan Feng, Lin Dairen, Liu Yingqi
Non-executive Directors:	Miao Jianmin, Shi Guoqing, Zhuang Zuojin
Independent non-executive Directors:	Ma Yongwei, Sun Changji, Bruce Douglas Moore, Anthony Francis Neoh

Hong Kong, 18 January 2011