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

September 7, 2017

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 September 7, 2017, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Announcement, dated September 7, 2017

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/ Lin Dairen
		(Signature)
September 7, 2017	Name:	Lin Dairen
	Title:	President and Executive Director

EX-99.1

Commission File Number 001-31914

EXHIBIT 99.1

ANNOUNCEMENT

APPROVAL OF QUALIFICATION AS SUPERVISOR BY THE CIRC

Reference is made to the announcement of China Life Insurance Company Limited (the “Company”) dated 20 July 2017 in relation to the election of Mr. Li Guodong as an Employee Representative Supervisor of the fifth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company at the fifth extraordinary meeting of the second session of the employee representative meeting of the Company.

The Company has recently received the approval of qualification of Mr. Li Guodong as a Supervisor issued by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (the “CIRC”). Pursuant to the approval, the qualification of Mr. Li Guodong as a Supervisor of the Company has been approved by the CIRC. The term of office of Mr. Li Guodong commenced on 31 August 2017. Please refer to the announcement of the Company dated 20 July 2017 for the biographical details of Mr. Li Guodong.

By Order of the Board

China Life Insurance Company Limited

Heng Victor Ja Wei

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 7 September 2017

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

Executive Directors:	Yang Mingsheng, Lin Dairen, Xu Hengping, Xu Haifeng
Non-executive Directors:	Wang Sidong, Liu Huimin, Yin Zhaojun
Independent Non-executive Directors:	Chang Tso Tung Stephen, Robinson Drake Pike, Tang Xin, Leung Oi-Sie Elsie