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Li Hu

Li Hu (李虎) was a military officer of the Northern dynasties who served He Bayue and Western Wei's Yuwen Tai, and was posthumously enfeoffed as Duke of Tang.

Li Hua (Tang dynasty)

Li Hua (李華) was a Tang dynasty prose writer and poet known for the anti-war rhapsody Diaogu zhanchang wen and as a forerunner of the classical prose revival.

Li Huaiguang

Li Huaiguang (李怀光) was a Tang dynasty general of Bohai Mohe descent who relieved Emperor Dezong at Fengtian in 783, then rebelled and was beheaded in 785.

Li Huaixian

Li Huaixian (李怀仙) was a Tang dynasty general who delivered the rebel emperor Shi Chaoyi's head to the court in 762 and ruled Youzhou until his officers killed him in 768.

Li Hui

Li Hui (李晖), courtesy name Shunguang, was a Five Dynasties military governor who rose from a common recruit to chief minister under the Later Zhou dynasty.

Li i series

The Li i series is the battery electric SUV line of Chinese automaker Li Auto, launching with the Li i8 in 2025 and the Li i6 later that year.

Li i8

The Li i8 (理想i8) is a six-seat battery electric family SUV from Chinese automaker Li Auto, launched on July 29, 2025 as the company's first all-electric SUV.

Li Ji (consort of Duke Xian of Jin)

Li Ji (骊姬) was a consort of Duke Xian of Jin, captured from Li Rong, whose scheming against his sons triggered a succession crisis that threw Jin into disorder.

Li Ji (Tang dynasty general)

Li Ji (李𪟝), originally named Xu Shiji, was a Tang dynasty general and statesman who served under emperors Gaozu, Taizong, and Gaozong, completing the conquest of Goguryeo in 668.

Li Ji Unrest

The Li Ji Unrest (骊姬之乱) was a succession crisis in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, in which Li Ji schemed to make her son heir.

Li Jia (internet entrepreneur)

Li Jia (李佳) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur from Wuhan who founded and led Banma Kuaipao (Zebra Run), a ride-hailing company that became a 2017 unicorn before bankruptcy reorganization in 2020.

Li Jian (Renrenche founder)

Li Jian (李健), born 1980, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded Renrenche, China's first consumer-to-consumer used-car trading platform, in 2014, after careers at Baidu, 58.com, and Microsoft.

Li Jiancheng

Li Jiancheng (李建成) was the eldest son of Li Yuan, founder of the Tang dynasty, named heir apparent after the capture of Chang'an and killed in the Xuanwu Gate coup.

Li Jianguang

Li Jianguang (李建光) is a Chinese venture capital and private equity investor who joined IDG in 1999 and has been an IDG Capital partner since March 2006.

Li Jianwu

Li Jianwu (1906–1982), who wrote under the pen name Liu Xiwei, was a Chinese playwright, critic, and translator of French literature, best known for his complete Chinese Molière.

Li Jiayang

Li Jiayang (李家洋), born in 1956, is a Chinese plant molecular geneticist known for rice plant architecture research and molecular design breeding, and a former Vice Minister of Agriculture.

Li Jifu

Li Jifu (李吉甫, 758–814, courtesy name Hongxian) was a Tang dynasty chancellor under Emperor Xianzong who planned the Huaixi campaign and compiled the Yuanhe Maps and Gazetteer.

Li Jin Hao (李金昊)

Li Jin Hao (李金昊), aka Jin Hao Li, Singaporean stand-up comedian born in China, St Andrews-educated; 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominee for Swimming in a Submarine; distinct from Chinese comedian Li Haoshi (House).

Li Jinfa

Li Jinfa (李金发, 1900–1976) was a Chinese poet and sculptor, born in Meixian, Guangdong, who introduced French Symbolism into Chinese poetry and helped found modern sculpture education in China.

Li Jing

Li Jing, courtesy name Yaoshi, was a Tang dynasty general and statesman whose campaigns destroyed Xiao Xian, Fu Gongshi, and the Eastern Türk qaghanate, and defeated the Tuyuhun in 635.

Li Jingliang (李景亮)

Li Jingliang (李景亮), 'The Leech', Chinese UFC welterweight born 1988 in Tacheng, Xinjiang; first Chinese fighter to win a UFC fight on American soil (2014), record 19-9, Chinese-fighter records of 17 fights, 11 wins, 8 KOs, 7 bonuses.

Li Jingxi

Li Jingxi (李经羲, 1859–1925) was a Qing dynasty official who governed Yunnan, served as Viceroy of Yunnan and Guizhou, and fled when the Yunnan New Army mutinied in 1911.

Li Jingxuan

Li Jingxuan (李敬玄, 615–682) was a Tang dynasty chancellor under Emperor Gaozong, famed for memorizing over 10,000 personnel candidates yearly, who lost a campaign against the Tibetans in 680.

Li Jiqian

Li Jiqian (李继迁) was a Tangut frontier leader who accepted Liao investiture as King of Xia while holding a Song commission, and founded the line that became Western Xia.

Li Jishen

Li Jishen (李济深), 1885 to 1959, was a Chinese military and political figure from Guangxi who founded and led the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.

Li Jue

Li Jue (李傕) was a Liangzhou general of the late Eastern Han dynasty who seized Chang'an after Dong Zhuo's assassination, held Emperor Xian hostage, and was later executed.

Li Jue and Guo Si's Ravaging of Chang'an

Li Jue and Guo Si's Ravaging of Chang'an (李傕郭汜之乱) was the 192 war in which Li Jue and Guo Si captured the Han capital Chang'an and seized the government.

Li Jun Li

Li Jun Li is a Chinese-American actress known for Lady Fay Zhu in Babylon (2022) and Grace Chow in Sinners (2025), with roles in Quantico and Wu Assassins.

Li Ka-shing (李嘉诚)

Li Ka-shing (李嘉诚), born in 1928 in Shantou, China, is a Hong Kong business magnate who built Cheung Kong into a global ports, property, and telecoms empire.

Li Kaixian

Li Kaixian (李开先, 1502–1568) was a Ming dynasty official, playwright, and book collector from Zhangqiu, Shandong, best known for the drama Baojian ji and his famous library.