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Li

(Encyclopedia) Li, symbol for the element lithium.

lithium

(Encyclopedia) lithiumlithiumlĭthˈēəm [key] [Gr.,=stone], metallic chemical element; symbol Li; at. no. 3; interval in which at. wt. ranges 6.938–6.997; m.p. about 180.54℃; b.p. about 1,342℃; sp. gr…

Yen Li-pen

(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…

Li Ang

(Encyclopedia) Li AngLi Anglē äng [key], pseud. of Shih Shu-tuanShih Shu-tuanshûr sh&oomacr;-dwän [key], 1952–, Taiwanese writer. After graduating from college in Taiwan she studied drama in the…

Li Keqiang

(Encyclopedia) Li Keqiang, 1955–2023, Chinese political leader. He became a member of the Communist party while performing…

Pa-li-ch'iao

(Encyclopedia) Pa-li-ch'iao: see Baliqiao, China.

Li Peng

(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…

Chen Duxiu

(Encyclopedia) Chen Duxiu or Ch'en Tu-hsiuChen Duxiuboth: chŭn d&oomacr;-shy&oomacr; [key], 1879–1942, Chinese educator and Communist party leader. He was active in the republican revolution…

Li Shaomin, 2001 News

U.S.-based Chinese scholars, were convicted in July of spying for Taiwan in a Beijing court and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In a related case, Li Shaomin, a naturalized U.S. citizen who…