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Lu Jia's missions to Nanyue
Lu Jia's missions to Nanyue (陆贾使南越) were two Han dynasty embassies to the southern kingdom of Nanyue, securing and restoring its vassal status without fighting.
Lu Jiuyuan
Lu Jiuyuan (陆九渊, 1139–1192) was a Song dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher and official who founded the School of Mind, teaching that moral truth lies within the mind, and was the chief intellectual rival of Zhu Xi.
Lu Kang
Lu Kang (陆抗) was a general of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period, son of Lu Xun, best known for recovering Xiling from a defector against three Jin armies.
Lu Ke
Lu Ke (卢柯, born 1965) is a Chinese materials scientist at the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, known for nano-twin strengthening and gradient nanostructures in metals.
Lu Li
Lu Li (陆莉), Chinese artistic gymnast born 1976 in Changsha, Hunan; won 1992 Barcelona uneven bars gold with a perfect 10.000 from all six judges and balance beam silver; distinct from Paralympic sprinter Lu Li and gymnast Li Li.
Lu Longqi
Lu Longqi (陆陇其), courtesy name Jiashu, was a Qing dynasty official and Neo-Confucian scholar who served as magistrate of Jiading and Lingshou under the Kangxi Emperor.
Lü Nan
Lü Nan (吕柟), courtesy name Zhongmu and hao Jingye, was a Chinese Confucian scholar and official of Gaoling, Shaanxi, who placed first in the 1508 jinshi examination and defended Cheng–Zhu orthodoxy against Wang Yangming.
Lu Over the Wall (夜明け告げるルーのうた)
Lu Over the Wall (夜明け告げるルーのうた) is Masaaki Yuasa's 2017 Science SARU animated musical about boy Kai and mermaid Lu; first original feature, Annecy Cristal and Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize winner.
Lu Qi (nutritional genetic epidemiologist)
Lu Qi (吕奇) is a nutritional genetic epidemiologist who leads the Tulane University Obesity Research Center and studies how genes and diet interact to shape obesity and diabetes risk.
Lu Rong
Lu Rong (陆容, courtesy name Wenliang, 1436–1494) was a Ming dynasty official and writer from Taicang whose miscellany Shuyuan Zaji is valued as a source on Ming history.
Lu shangshu shi
Lu shangshu shi (录尚书事), meaning "recording the affairs of the Imperial Secretariat," was a powerful Chinese appointment first held under Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han.
Lu Shen
Lu Shen (陆深) was a Ming dynasty official, scholar, and calligrapher from Shanghai, 1477 to 1544, who rose through the Hanlin Academy and received the posthumous name Wenyu.
Lu Sheng
Lu Sheng (卢生) was a Qin dynasty fangshi, an occultist of Yan who served the First Emperor, delivered a prophecy against the Hu, and fled the court.
Lu Shi
Lu Shi (陆师, 1667–1722) was a Qing dynasty civil official from Gui'an, Zhejiang, who served as county magistrate, censor, and mining commissioner under the Kangxi Emperor.
Lu Shijong case
The Lu Shijong case (卢世荣理财案) was the impeachment and execution of Lu Shirong, a Yuan dynasty finance official who promised to raise revenue without new taxes.
Lu Shusheng
Lu Shusheng (陆树声) was a Ming dynasty official, educator, and writer from Songjianghuating who became Minister of Rites under the Wanli Emperor and died in 1605 at 97.
Lu Sidao
Lu Sidao (卢思道), courtesy name Zixing, was a Chinese official and writer of the Fanyang Lu clan who served three dynasties and wrote the poem "From the Army".
Lü Siniang
Lü Siniang (吕四娘) is a legendary Chinese swordswoman, said to be a descendant of scholar Lü Liuliang, who assassinated the Yongzheng Emperor in 1735 to avenge her family's punishment in a literary inquisition.
Lu Su
Lu Su (鲁肃), courtesy name Zijing, was a strategist and commander of late Han China who served Sun Quan of Wu and shaped the alliance with Liu Bei.
Lu Wan (Han king of Yan)
Lu Wan (卢绾) was a childhood friend of Emperor Gaozu of Han whom he made King of Yan in 202 BC; accused of treason, he fled to the Xiongnu.
Lu Wan (Ming dynasty Minister of Personnel)
Lu Wan (陆完), courtesy name Quanqing, was a Ming dynasty official from Changzhou who rose to Minister of War and Minister of Personnel under the Zhengde emperor.
Lu Weibing
Lu Weibing (卢伟冰) is a Chinese technology executive, born in 1975, who ran the phone maker Gionee before joining Xiaomi in 2019, rising to Group President in 2022.
Lü Wende
Lü Wende (吕文德) was a Southern Song general who rose from common origins to hold the top military and fiscal posts of the middle Yangtze frontier, seated at Ezhou.
Lu Xiangsheng
Lu Xiangsheng (卢象升) was a Ming dynasty statesman and field commander from Yixing who led armies against the peasant rebellions and died fighting the Qing invasion.
Lu Xiangxian
Lu Xiangxian (陆象先, 665–736), originally named Lu Jingchu, was a Tang dynasty chancellor under Emperor Xuanzong who alone refused the 713 plot to depose the emperor.
Lü Xiangyang
Lü Xiangyang (吕向阳, born 1962) is a Chinese investor who co-founded BYD in 1995 and founded Rongjie Investment Holding Group, parent of lithium producer Rongjie Co.
Lü Xiaojun (吕小军)
Lü Xiaojun (吕小军, also spelled Lyu/Lu Xiaojun), Chinese weightlifter born 1984, Olympic gold 2012 and 2020, five-time world champion, 77/81 kg world records; banned four years to 2026 for EPO.
Lu Xinchun
Lu Xinchun (路新春, born 1966) is a Cheung Kong Scholar professor at Tsinghua University and founder of Hwatsing Technology, China's leading supplier of 12-inch CMP equipment for chip manufacturing.
Lü Xing (Punishments of Lü)
Lü Xing (吕刑) is a chapter of the Book of Documents recording a Zhou dynasty code on punishments, traditionally drafted by the Marquis of Lü under King Mu.
Lu Xiufu
Lu Xiufu (陆秀夫, born 1237) was a Southern Song civil official and last Left Grand Councilor, who drowned with child emperor Bing at Yashan in 1279.