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Liu Yongxing
Liu Yongxing (刘永行), born 1948 in Sichuan, is the Chinese founder and chairman of East Hope Group, which he built from animal feed into one of the world's ten largest aluminum producers.
Liu Youqiu
Liu Youqiu (刘幽求) was a Tang dynasty statesman from Wuqiang, Jizhou, who co-planned the palace coup that destroyed Empress Wei and rose to chancellor under Emperor Ruizong.
Liu Yu (Eastern Han rebel leader)
Liu Yu (刘纡) was an Eastern Han rebel leader who allied with Dong Xian, Su Mao, and Jiao Qiang against Emperor Guangwu, and was beheaded after the defeat at Changlü.
Liu Yu (Jin puppet emperor of Great Qi)
Liu Yu (刘豫) was a Song official who surrendered to the Jin and ruled their puppet state of Great Qi from 1131 until the Jin abolished it.
Liu Yu's conquest of Later Qin
Liu Yu's conquest of Later Qin (刘裕灭后秦) was the Eastern Jin campaign in which Liu Yu destroyed the Qiang Later Qin dynasty and captured Chang'an.
Liu Yu's northern expedition against Later Qin
Liu Yu's northern expedition against Later Qin (刘裕北伐灭后秦) was the 416 to 417 Eastern Jin campaign in which Liu Yu conquered Later Qin and took Chang'an from Yao Hong.
Liu Yu's withdrawal from Chang'an and loss of Guanzhong
Liu Yu's withdrawal from Chang'an and loss of Guanzhong (关中之失) was the Eastern Jin general Liu Yu's abandonment of Chang'an, which fell to Xia in 417.
Liu Yuan
Liu Yuan (刘渊), courtesy name Yuanhai, was a Xiongnu chieftain who rose at Lishi in 304, proclaimed himself King of Han, and founded the Han state that opened the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
Liu Yukun
Liu Yukun (刘宇坤, born 1997) is a Chinese sport shooter, 50m rifle three positions specialist; Paris 2024 Olympic champion with a 594 qualification Olympic record and 468.9 world-record final from Baku 2024.
Liu Yung-chang
Liu Yung-chang (刘涌昌), known in English as Young Liu, is a Taiwanese executive who has chaired bicycle maker Giant Group since 2025, after serving as its CEO from 2017 to 2024.
Liu Yuning discography
Liu Yuning (刘宇宁), Modern Brothers lead singer born 1990, debuted solo with 《想象》 in 2018; albums 十 (2019) and 刘宇宁的 (2025), EPs 如约 and Listen·Ning, and many Chinese drama OST theme songs.
Liu Yuning filmography
Liu Yuning (刘宇宁), Modern Brothers lead singer and Chinese actor; screen roles include Haodu in The Long Ballad, Ning Yuanzhou in A Journey to Love, Wei Shao in The Prisoner of Beauty, and Bill in Line Walker 2.
Liu Yuxi
Liu Yuxi (刘禹锡, 772–842), courtesy name Mengde, was a Tang dynasty statesman and poet exiled after the Yongzhen reform and honored by Bai Juyi as "poem hero".
Liu Zaifu
Liu Zaifu (劉再復, born 1941, Fujian Nan'an) is a Chinese literary theorist, former head of the CASS Institute of Literature, exponent of literary subjectivity, co-author with Li Zehou of Farewell to Revolution (1995), and self-exiled writer in the United States since 1989.
Liu Zhang
Liu Zhang (刘章, courtesy name Wenru, 1100–1179) was a Song dynasty scholar-official from Quzhou who placed first in the 1145 palace examination and served Emperors Gaozong and Xiaozong.
Liu Zhang (Eastern Han warlord)
Liu Zhang (刘璋) was an Eastern Han warlord who governed Yi Province, the Sichuan basin, from 194 until Liu Bei conquered it from him in 214.
Liu Zhen
Liu Zhen (刘桢) was a Yuan-dynasty scholar-official from Luzhou who urged Ming Yuzhen to take the imperial title and planned the institutions of his state of Xia.
Liu Zheng (Song dynasty grand councilor)
Liu Zheng (留正, 1129 to 1206) was a Song dynasty statesman who served as Right and then Left Grand Councilor under Emperors Xiaozong and Guangzong.
Liu Zheng (Song general who defected to Yuan)
Liu Zheng (刘整, 1213 to 1275) was a Southern Song general who defected to Kublai Khan in 1261 and built the navy that conquered the Song.
Liu Zheng (Yuan dynasty civil official)
Liu Zheng (刘正) was a Yuan dynasty civil official who served four emperors from Kublai Khan to Renzong, ending as a Grand Councilor; he died in 1319.
Liu Zhenliang's deposition of Emperor Shunzong
Liu Zhenliang's deposition of Emperor Shunzong (劉貞亮廢順宗) was the forced abdication of the Tang emperor in 805, led by eunuchs including Ju Wenzhen, in favor of his son Emperor Xianzong.
Liu Zhenyun
Liu Zhenyun (刘震云), born 1958, is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter from Yanjin, Henan, a leading "new realism" writer who won the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize.
Liu Zhi
Liu Zhi (刘挚), courtesy name Xinlao, was a Northern Song official who became right grand councilor under Emperor Zhezong in 1091 and died in exile after the anti-Yuanyou purge.
Liu Zhiji
Liu Zhiji, also known as Liu Zixuan, was a Tang dynasty historian. He is best known for authoring the Shitong, the first systematic work of historiographical theory in China.
Liu Zhiyuan
Liu Zhiyuan (刘知远, 895–948) was a Shatuo military commander who served the Later Tang and Later Jin before founding the Later Han dynasty, reigning as emperor from 947 to 948.
Liu Zhou
Liu Zhou (刘昼) is a Chinese venture capitalist, founding partner and chairman of Dachen Caizhi, a Shenzhen venture firm he founded in 2000 with RMB 100 million.
Liu Zhuo
Liu Zhuo (刘焯), courtesy name Shiyuan, was a Sui dynasty Confucian scholar, mathematician, and calendar expert, ranked among the most learned scholars of his age.
Liu Zige
Liu Zige (刘子歌), born 1989, Chinese swimmer; 2008 Olympic 200 m butterfly champion in world record 2:04.18, long course record holder 2:01.81 (2009), 2013 world champion, retired 2016.
Liu Zongyuan
Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元, 773–819) was a Tang dynasty statesman and writer who rose under Emperor Shunzong, spent decades in exile, and became a master of Tang prose.
Liu Zongzhou
Liu Zongzhou (劉宗周, 1578–1645) was a late Ming Confucian scholar-official who taught vigilance in solitude and starved himself to death after Hangzhou fell to the Qing.