Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Chinese businessman and entrepreneur from Jinjiang, Fujian, People's Republic of China. Lai was th

A Chinese businessman and entrepreneur from Jinjiang, Fujian, People's Republic of China. Lai was the head of the lucrative Yuanhua Group in the Special Economic Zone of Xiamen, which became implicated in a large smuggling and corruption scandal in the late 1990s. He has been described by several media organizations as "China's most wanted fugitive", while others maintain that he is the victim of a government witch hunt and that he is a "defender of the free market". He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

Is a former male Chinese weightlifter.

Is a former male Chinese weightlifter.

A Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a Manchu noble of the early Qing Dynasty.In 1634, during Hong Taiji's reign, Laimbu was appointe

Was a Manchu noble of the early Qing Dynasty.In 1634, during Hong Taiji's reign, Laimbu was appointed as Niuluzhangjing and in 1639 he was given a position in the Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers. In 1642 he followed his older half-brother Ajige to attack the Ming Dynasty and defeated a Ming army at Ningyuan. Ajige returned to his residence without waiting for an announcement of the rewards granted to him by Hong Taiji in recognition of his contributions.

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:53.97 minutes. This ranks her eighth in the world of all time, behind Qu Yunxia, Jiang Bo, Lang Yinglai, Wang Junxia, Tatyana Kazankina, Yin Lili and Paula Ivan.[1]

Is a Chinese-American conductor and currently holds the post as Music Director of the Singapore Symp

Is a Chinese-American conductor and currently holds the post as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of Copenhagen Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of Denmark's Aalborg Symphony.

Is a Chinese pianist from Shenyang in Liaoning, China.

Is a Chinese pianist from Shenyang in Liaoning, China.

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She has been the head coach of the U.S. women's national volleyball

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She has been the head coach of the U.S. women's national volleyball team since February 7, 2005. Her nickname is "Iron Hammer" (simplified Chinese: ???).

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:51.34 minutes. This ranks her third in the world of all time, only behind Qu Yunxia and Jiang Bo.[1] This is also the world record for junior athletes.[2]

Is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. Lang Zheng began his footb

Is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. Lang Zheng began his football career with Hebei in 2005 yet he quickly caught the attention of Chinese Super League teams Beijing Guoan and Tianjin Teda.

Is a retired male Chinese long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.40 metres, achieved in May 1997 in

Is a retired male Chinese long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.40 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Zhaoqing. This is the current Chinese record.[1]

Is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.

Is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.

Was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of

Was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is perhaps best known for his novel Camel Xiangzi or Rickshaw Boy (????) and the play Teahouse (??). He was of Manchu ethnicity.

Was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi

Was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. Laozi is revered as a god in religious forms of Taoism. Taishang Laojun is a title for Laozi in the Taoist religion, which refers to him as "One of the Three Pure Ones".

Was the chairman of CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate.[1] According to Forbes Magazine,

Was the chairman of CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate.[1] According to Forbes Magazine, he is one of the wealthiest people in mainland China, with a personal net worth of $2.2 billion US dollars as of March, 2007.[1]Rong was born in Shanghai to a business man Rong Yiren, who later became the vice president of China during the 1990s. He graduated from Shanghai Nan Yang Model High School in 1959 and attended the Tianjin University majoring in electronic engineering.

Is the President of Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes, a court within the judicial

Is the President of Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes, a court within the judicial structure in Macau. He has been the Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly since 1999.

Is a fencer from Hong Kong

Is a fencer from Hong Kong

Is a prolific, award-winning Chinese-American modern author. Born in San Francisco, California, he w

Is a prolific, award-winning Chinese-American modern author. Born in San Francisco, California, he was the youngest child of his family. Growing up, he often felt torn between both American and Chinese culture, and expressed this in many of his books. As it says in his autobiography, "I was too American to fit into Chinatown, and too Chinese to fit in anywhere else." His first writing was done in high school, for a science fiction magazine. His teacher, a priest, told him and a couple of his friends that to get an A, they had to get a piece of writing accepted by a magazine, and that's when he started to realize that writing was meant to be for him.

Is a Hong Kong professional football player who currently plays for Citizen. He can play in many pos

Is a Hong Kong professional football player who currently plays for Citizen. He can play in many positions (forward, left winger, left midfielder and left wing back.), mostly as a left midfielder. He is a pacey, and has good finishing (both head and feet), as well as sense of sight, these elements have enabled him to create many chances for the team. He has start to made his name in fame when he performed sharply in the East Asian Cup 2003. He and Wong Chun Yue is publicly named by the former Japan coach Zico as one of the promising midfielder in years.

A former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Ol

A former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.In 1992, Le won the silver medal in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay (3:40.12) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also finished 6th in the 100 m free (55.89). In 1993 she defeated her teammate, Olympic champion Zhuang Yong, to become national champion in the 100 m free (54.72, 2nd globally after Franziska van Almsick). In December 1993, she won 4 golds, all in world record times, at the 1st ever World Short Course Championships in Spain (50 m free: 24.23; 100 m free: 53.01; 4×100 m free relay: 3:35.97 and 4×100 m medlay reply: 3:57.73).

Is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer from Hong Kong. Sh

Is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer from Hong Kong. She is the first and last ever athlete to win an Olympic medal representing Hong Kong, not as part of China. Since 1997, Hong Kong has been stipulated to app

Was the winner of the 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and her territory's representative at Miss Univers

Was the winner of the 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and her territory's representative at Miss Universe 1997. Lee placed 45th at that pageant like former Miss Hong Kongs, Mok Hoi Yan and Halina Tam. She also competed at the Miss Chinese International 1997 pageant where she finished 2nd. She signed with TVB, and starred in various Hong Kong television dramas, before leaving the network.

Was a Chinese film director, writer and actor. Between 1940 and 1978 he directed over 50 Hong Kong f

Was a Chinese film director, writer and actor. Between 1940 and 1978 he directed over 50 Hong Kong films. Three of his films were included in the Hong Kong Film Awards' list of "Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures" in 2005: The Orphan (1960), Cold Nights (1955), and Feast of a Rich Family (1959), which he co-directed with Li Tie, Ng Wui and Lo Ji-Hung.[1]

Is a politician of Taiwan. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomint

Is a politician of Taiwan. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms (himself becoming the first directly elected president). Lee promoted the Taiwan localization movement and led an aggressive foreign policy to gain diplomatic allies. Critics accused him of betraying the party he headed, secret support of Taiwan independence, and involvement in black gold politics.