Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned hereby certify that the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 of China Life Insurance Company Limited (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: April 21, 2017	By:	/s/ Lin Dairen
	Name:	Lin Dairen
	Title:	President and Executive Director
Date: April 21, 2017	By:	/s/ Zhao Lijun
	Name:	Zhao Lijun
	Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer