(Encyclopedia) Li PengLi Penglē pŭng [key], 1928–2019, Chinese Communist leader, premier of China (1988–98), b. Chengdu, Sichuan prov., China. Orphaned at age three when his father was executed by…
(Encyclopedia) Li PoLi Polē bô [key], Li PaiLi Pailē bī [key], or Li T'ai-poLi T'ai-polē tī-bô [key], c.700–762, Chinese poet of the T'ang dynasty. He was born in what is now Sichuan prov. Most…
(Encyclopedia) Li Hung-changLi Hung-changlē h&oomacr;ng-jäng [key], 1823–1901, Chinese statesman and general. His first success was as a commander of forces fighting the Taiping Rebellion. As…
(Encyclopedia) Li Shang-yinLi Shang-yinlēˈ shăngˌ-yĭnˈ [key], 813?–858, Chinese poet. Of his 598 extant works, the best known are untitled love poems that describe in rich, sensuous detail scenes of…
(Encyclopedia) Li T'angLi T'anglē täng [key], c.1050–1130, Chinese painter of the Sung dynasty. A leader of the academy founded by the Emperor Hui-tsung, he established a mode of painting that was…
(Encyclopedia) Li Tsung-jênLi Tsung-jênlē dz&oomacr;ng-jŭn [key], 1890–1969, Chinese Nationalist general and political leader. For 25 years (1925–49) he was a leader of the military clique that…
(Encyclopedia) Li Tzu-chengLi Tzu-chenglē dz&oomacr;-chŭng [key], 1605–45, Chinese rebel leader who contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. With the help of scholars he organized a…
(Encyclopedia) Li Yüan-hungLi Yüan-hunglē yüän-h&oobreve;ng [key], 1864–1928, president of China (1916–17, 1922–23). A brigade commander under the Ch'ing dynasty, Li was compelled by army rebels…
(Encyclopedia) Yen Li-penYen Li-penyŭn lē-bŭn [key], d. 673, Chinese painter, foremost master of the T'ang dynasty. He became the most celebrated court painter of the 7th cent. and held several high…
