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L Liu Sizhi Scientists · People's Republic of China

Liu Sizhi (March 15, 1904 - August 18, 1983), male, was born in Xianyou, Fujian Province, a Chinese biochemist and a professor at Beijing Medical College.

Liu Xijun Liu Xijun Musicians · People's Republic of China

Liu Xijun (April 30, 1988 -) is a Chinese singer who debuted in a singing competition at the age of 16. She has released many EPs and singles. In 2009, she ranked fifth in the country in Hunan Satellite TV's "Happy Girl" competition. After the competition, she released five solo albums, "Love Garden", "Dawn", "Cherish Jun", "When There's No One Around Me", and "Like Me". In 2019, they launched a hard ground project to interpret the independent rock genre, released a mini album (EP) "The Beauty of Hard Ground", and tried to expand overseas markets. The EP "Shadow of Hard Ground" will be released in 2021, and the EP "Entropy of Hard Ground" will be released in 2022.

Liu Cixin Liu Cixin Writers · People's Republic of China

Liu Cixin (June 23, 1963 -), male, originally from Luoshan County, Henan Province, was born in Beijing. He is a contemporary Chinese science fiction writer. He has been writing since the mid-1980s and has published many science fiction novels in "Science Fiction World" magazine since June 1999. and science fiction essays, and has published many full-length science fiction novels. He is currently the vice chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Writers Association, the honorary chairman of the Yangquan Writers Association, a member of the Chinese Popular Science Writers Association, a member of the Chinese Writers Association, and a member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association. His representative works include the novels "Supernova Era", "Ball Lightning", "Three-Body", "Three-Body II: Dark Forest", "Three-Body III: Death Eternal", short stories and short stories "The Wandering Earth", "Country Teacher", "Chao Wen Dao", "Micro Era", etc. Liu Cixin is currently one of the most influential science fiction writers in China.

L Liu Minzhai Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Liu Minzhai (1875-1944) was a national capitalist in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China and a giant in the Shanghai paper industry. He once served as the president of Shanghai Paper Industry Association.

L Liu Wen Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Liu Wen (1966-), a native of Wuhu, Anhui Province, is a Chinese documentary director.

L Liu Bin Political figures · People's Republic of China

Liu Bin (November 1971 -), male, Han nationality, graduate degree, doctorate in management, member of the Communist Party of China. He is currently a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. He once served as Director and Deputy Director of the Capital Account Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Director of the Current Account Management Department, and Chief Accountant of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

L Liu Xinyuan Scientists · People's Republic of China

Liu Xinyuan (yuán) (November 7, 1927 -) is a Chinese molecular biologist.

L Liu Xucang Artists · People's Republic of China

Liu Xucang (1913-1966), formerly known as Chengdong, was a Chinese photojournalist from Nanxun, Wuxing County, Zhejiang.

L Liu Xiaoqing Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Liu Xiaoqing (October 30, 1950 -), a native of Fuling, Sichuan (now Fuling District, Chongqing City), is a Chinese actress. She has starred in movies such as "Little Flower", "Hearing Behind the Curtain", "Li Lianying", "Furong Town", and "Burning of the Old Summer Palace".

Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo Writers · People's Republic of China

Liu Xiaobo (December 28, 1955 - July 13, 2017), a native of Changchun, Jilin Province, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, was a writer, social activist, literary critic, and human rights activist in the People's Republic of China. He was the former president of the Independent Chinese PEN Society, editor-in-chief of the "Democratic China" online magazine, and one of the main drafters of "Charter 08". Liu Xiaobo graduated from the Chinese Department of Jilin University with a bachelor's degree, and received a master's degree and a doctorate in literature and art from the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University. He was a lecturer in the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University. He was later arrested and imprisoned for his main role in the June 4th Incident. He devoted his life to publicizing and participating in the Chinese democracy movement aimed at ending the one-party dictatorship of the Communist Party of China. He was arrested and sentenced many times. In 1995, he was detained by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau under the form of "residential surveillance". In 1999, he was sentenced to three years of reeducation through labor for "disturbing social order." In 2009, he was arrested on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power" and was sentenced to 11 years in prison and deprived of political rights for two years on December 25 of the same year. In 2010, Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize from the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee, becoming the first citizen of the People's Republic of China to win the prize. Liu Xiaobo is the third person to win the Nobel Prize while serving a sentence or in detention, following Carl von Ossietzky of Germany (1935) and Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (1991). He is also the only Nobel Prize winner in history who failed to regain full personal freedom from the time he was awarded the prize until his death. In June 2017, Liu Xiaobo was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer and was approved by the Chinese government for medical parole. He was subsequently treated in isolation from the outside world at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang. At 17:35 on July 13, the hospital announced that Liu Xiaobo's condition had worsened and he passed away due to multiple organ failure. He was 61 years old after resuscitation failed. His body was cremated at about 6:30 on July 15, 2017, Beijing time, and buried at sea at noon that day.

L Liu Jie Film & TV · Unknown nationality

Liu Jie (February 18, 1968 -), born in Tianjin, is a Chinese independent film director, screenwriter, photographer, and producer.

Liu Songren Liu Songren Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Damian Lau Chung-yan (English: Damian Lau Chung-yan; October 14, 1949 -), known as "Brother Song", is a Hong Kong actor who was once an artist on Lai TV, Asia Television and Wireless Television. Since his debut, he has disliked taking photos, social life, and accepting interviews. Therefore, he feels nervous whenever he is interviewed. Therefore, there are few personal interviews about him in the public.

Liu Boxin Liu Boxin Musicians · People's Republic of China

Lexie Liu Boxin (English: Lexie Liu Boxin, December 21, 1998 -), formerly known as Liu Yuyu, was born in Changsha City, Hunan Province. She is a singer-songwriter active in the United States and mainland China. In 2018, she participated in the iQiyi singing talent show "China New Rap" and won fourth place in the finals. In the same year, she released her first solo music album "2029". In 2019, he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 30th Golden Melody Awards for his album "2029". In 2023, she was nominated for the Best Chinese Female Singer Award at the 34th Golden Melody Awards for her album "Happiness Star".

L Liu Chutian Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Liu Chutian (September 5, 2009 -) is an actress from Mainland China.

Liu Huan Liu Huan Musicians · People's Republic of China

Liu Huan (August 26, 1963 - September 25, 2026), a native of Tianjin, native of Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a Chinese male singer and composer, associate professor of the University of International Business and Economics, with a mellow voice. In 1987, CCTV aired the TV series "Snow City" and "Plain Clothes Police", and the theme songs of the two TV series "The Sun in the Heart" and "Young Aspirations Don't Say Sadness" were both sung by Liu Huan. In the 1987 sample survey of the popularity of performing arts stars in mainland China, Liu Huan's popularity was 87%. In 1990, Liu Huan and Wei Wei sang the promotional song "Asian Heroes" for the Beijing Asian Games. In 2008, she was invited to sing the Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me". Since 2012, he has served as a mentor for two seasons of "The Voice of China" series and three seasons of "Chinese Good Songs" series. In 2019, he participated in "Singer 2019" and became the singer of the season.

Liu Yonghao Liu Yonghao Entrepreneurs · People's Republic of China

Liu Yonghao (September 1951-), born in Xinjin, Sichuan, is an entrepreneur in the People's Republic of China and the chairman of Sichuan New Hope Group (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 000876). He has also served as vice chairman of China Minsheng Bank, vice president of China Feed Industry Association, and vice president of China Dairy Association. Hope Group, with Liu Yonghao as its president, is one of the 500 largest private companies in China and ranks first among the top 100 feed industries in China.

L Liu Haoqing Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Liu Haoqing (1919-August 18, 2016), Hong Kong oil king, shipping industry entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Served as chairman of Hong Kong Oriental Petroleum.

L Liu Qingquan Political figures · People's Republic of China

Liu Qingquan (1960-), a native of Linyi, Shandong, Han nationality, a politician of the People's Republic of China and a representative of the Heilongjiang region at the 11th National People's Congress. Graduated from Harbin University of Commerce, majoring in business administration, and is a member of the Communist Party of China. Served as the chairman of Heilongjiang Wandashan Dairy Co., Ltd. He has served as a deputy to the National People's Congress since 2008.

L Liu Meng Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Liu Meng (January 19, 1977 -), a native of Handan, Hebei Province, is a professional soldier, director, screenwriter, and writer in mainland China. His works are usually military-themed. Graduated from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 2003. During the SARS period on the eve of his college graduation, Liu Meng serialized the novel "The Last Bullet for Me" online under the online name "Seems to Be an Old Man", which attracted attention. After that, he published novels such as "Lang Fang", "Ice is Sleeping Water", "Assassin" and so on, and was known as "Lang Fang Young Marshal". Since 2008, Liu Meng, as a director and screenwriter, has collaborated with the Frontline Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region to adapt many of his works into TV series. In 2011, the TV series "I Am a Special Forces Soldier" adapted from "The Last Bullet for Me" was broadcast on CCTV and aroused widespread heated discussion.

Liu Yu Liu Yu Political figures · People's Republic of China

Liu Yu (December 25, 1975 -), formerly known as Drunkpiano, is a political scientist and writer. He is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University and a PhD in political science at Columbia University. His main research fields include political economy, power and legitimacy in countries in transition, as well as change and institutionalism in China.

L Liu Xuan Athletes · People's Republic of China

Liu Xuan (August 12, 1979 -), native of Changsha, Hunan, winner of the 2000 Sydney Olympics balance beam gold medal and gymnastics individual all-around bronze medal, is a member of the Communist Party of China (joined the party in 1999). Previously, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Team All-Around Competition, she made a mistake and fell to the ground soon after starting the uneven bars movement and scored 0 points. The entire team members scored more than 8.9 points in each event. In the end, the Chinese team scored 385, 4 points short of winning the gold medal, and only finished 4th. This mistake made her familiar to the Chinese, and she was not angry until 2000. She has the title of "Xuan Beauty". After retiring, he graduated from the Department of Journalism of Peking University and worked as a sports reporter, program host, and TV drama actor. Because she is the senior sister of many national athletes, with her good connections, she is often sent to interview athletes. In the 2008 Olympic Games, he was hired by Hong Kong TVB as an on-site reporter. Since then, he has stayed in Hong Kong for development and passed the Hong Kong Talents Program.

Liu Zhibai Liu Zhibai Artists · People's Republic of China

Liu Zhibai (November 24, 1915 - August 14, 2003), formerly known as Liu Tingtan, was a Chinese ink painting painter.

Liu Duanduan Liu Duanduan Musicians · People's Republic of China

Liu Duanduan (June 4, 1986 -), male, native of Beijing, mainland China actor, singer, music composer, actor of China National Theater. His representative works include the movie "Xiu Chun Dao II: Shura Battlefield" and the web drama "Celebrating More Than Years", etc.

L Liu Jun Scientists · People's Republic of China

Liu Jun (November 17, 1929 - January 21, 2015), male, from Wugang, Hunan, was a Chinese fish physiologist, fish reproduction and breeding expert, and a member of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He once served as Vice President of Hunan Normal University and former Vice Chairman of Hunan Association for Science and Technology. He has long been engaged in research on the reproductive physiology and artificial reproduction and breeding of fish and aquatic economic crops. He has won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the third prize of the National Invention Award, and the first Hunan Province Science and Technology Outstanding Contribution Award.