Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Chinese gymnast.

Is a Chinese gymnast.

Is a Chinese table tennis player and olympic champion.

Is a Chinese table tennis player and olympic champion.

Was born in Wuming, Guangxi province in China. Originating as a common bandit, Lu became a military

Was born in Wuming, Guangxi province in China. Originating as a common bandit, Lu became a military commander in Guangxi in the Qing dynasty and suppressed the revolutionary uprising at Zhennan Pass (now Friendship Pass) on the Sino-Vietnam border in Pingxiang, Guangxi led by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing.

Is a Chinese artist who specializes in the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting.As Lu got older, his

Is a Chinese artist who specializes in the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting.As Lu got older, his fascination for paper cutting began to fade. As a young adult he joined the army for a short while. After the army, he worked for a short period of time as a film projectionist. In the mid 1970’s he attended art school at Shangdong Normal University, and graduated in 1978 with a degree in Fine Arts. After Graduattion he later attended Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) in Beijing, China for his masters program in the early 1980’s. During this time period, China’s art scene began a change from socialist realist paintings. His classmates began to discover rock & roll music, bleu jeans, jazz, as well as the art genre of Dada. Lu Shengzhong graduated from Central Academy of Fine Art in 1987, with a masters in folk art.

Was a Chinese poet of Tang Dynasty known for his lifelong study of the "Tea Culture". He was a pecul

Was a Chinese poet of Tang Dynasty known for his lifelong study of the "Tea Culture". He was a peculiar man who never became an official, and is better known for his love of tea than his poetry. The poems that survive are about tea; a favorite being the "Seven Bowls of Tea":

Is a Chinese weightlifter.

Is a Chinese weightlifter.

Is a sixth generation Chinese film director.[1] One of a new crop of talented filmmakers, Lu has dir

Is a sixth generation Chinese film director.[1] One of a new crop of talented filmmakers, Lu has directed four feature films beginning with his debut, The Making of Steel in 1997.Like many of his present-day peers, critics have seen elements of foreign filmmakers in Lu's work with Lu himself claiming to enjoy Italian cinema (although he stops short of naming specific influences).[2] Also like his peers, however, Lu has had his share of run-ins with the censors. The Making of Steel for example, was recut six times before it was allowed to be screened.[2]

Is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered the founder of modern baihua (??

Is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered the founder of modern baihua (??) literature, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, critic and essayist. He was one of the founders of the China League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.

Is a male Chinese weightlifter. He is 172 cm tall.

Is a male Chinese weightlifter. He is 172 cm tall.

Is the current President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Lu studied in the Department of Mechanic

Is the current President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Lu studied in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, and majored at hydrodynamics (hydraulic mechanics). He graduated from Zhejiang University (ZJU) in 1964, and became a lecture in his department at ZJU. 1979, Lu was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at RWTH Aachen, West Germany. Lu obtained his doctorate in 1981, based on his dissertation Entwicklung vorgesteuerter Proportionalventile mit 2-Wege-Einbauventil als Stellglied und mit geräteinterner Rückführung. Aachen: Techn. Hochsch.; Diss.; 1981.

Was a Chinese poet of the southern Song dynasty.The first Period of Lu You’s works is from hi

Was a Chinese poet of the southern Song dynasty.The first Period of Lu You’s works is from his teenage years to age 46. This period lasts the longest, but keeps the least of his works, about two hundred poems, because he eliminated his early works through selection.

Was Chinese writer of the Yuan dynasty. His courtesy name was Chudao (??) and his pen name was Shuzh

Was Chinese writer of the Yuan dynasty. His courtesy name was Chudao (??) and his pen name was Shuzhai (??). He was born in modern Zhuozhou, Hebei, although some accounts claim he was from modern Yongjia, Zhejiang.

Was a famous Chinese psychologist and linguist from Wuxing, Zhejiang.Lu went abroad to the United St

Was a famous Chinese psychologist and linguist from Wuxing, Zhejiang.Lu went abroad to the United States to study during 1915. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Columbia Psychology with the doctoral paper "Forgotten Condition". Lu returned to China that year and was hired in various academies in Nanjing. While he was teaching in the University of Nanjing, he became the first one to introduce the Pavlovian theories into China along with various other Western psychological ideas. In 1927, he arrived in Beijing and was hired as the professor of Yanjing University psychology . In 1933, he went to University of Chicago faculty of biology to pursue further education in psychology. He returned to China the next year and was appointed as the principle of Yanjing University.

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.

Is a Chinese pair skater who currently works as a coach. With partner Yao Bin, she was the first pai

Is a Chinese pair skater who currently works as a coach. With partner Yao Bin, she was the first pair skater to represent China at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Is a Canadian c Being an outstanding athlete in her youth, she had already done well in track and ba

Is a Canadian c Being an outstanding athlete in her youth, she had already done well in track and badminton before switching to fencing.[2] She started fencing at the age of 17 and quickly joined the national team in the same year. Jujie quickly rose in the international ranking capturing 2nd in the 1978 World Junior Championships (first Asian athlete to enter since 1901) and golds at the 1979 Chinese National Games, 1983 International Women's Fencing Tournament (first East Asian fencer to ever win an international event) and 1984 World Championships.[3]

Is a Chinese discus thrower.

Is a Chinese discus thrower.

Is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. She became known for her role in the television series

Is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill and the Charlie's Angels films.

Was an immigrant from China and a horticulturalist. Known as "The Citrus Wizard," he is remembered f

Was an immigrant from China and a horticulturalist. Known as "The Citrus Wizard," he is remembered for his contribution to the orange-growing industry in Florida.

Is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olym

Is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Barcelona, Luk was eliminated in the repechages of both the

Was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. His family was from modern Wuzhou, Zhejiang, but he was rais

Was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. His family was from modern Wuzhou, Zhejiang, but he was raised in Shandong. Luo is grouped with Wang Bo, Yang Jiong (??/??) and Lu Zhaolin (???/???) as one of the Four Greats of the Early Tang as the most outstanding writers of their time.

Was a Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms and editing Water Margin,

Was a Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms and editing Water Margin, two of the most revered adventure epics in Chinese literature.

Was a painter, poet and prose writer born in Jiangxi. He spent most of his life in the capital Nanch

Was a painter, poet and prose writer born in Jiangxi. He spent most of his life in the capital Nanchang. He was noted for his landscape paintings, especially of mountains, and for what would be termed the "The JiangXi Style". His personality was said to be convivial and he counted Xu Yuxi amongst his friends.

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

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

Is a Chinese épée fencer.

Is a Chinese épée fencer.