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Lei Tsu A son of the Yellow Emperor, famed for his loTe of travel. At his death he was canonised as the ^ JfSji God of Travellers.

Li Chan  A.D. 809-826. Eldest son of Li H«ng. He succeeded his father in 824 as thirteenth Emperor of the T^ang dynasty. A stupid youth, he devoted himself to pleasure, and let eunuchs and favourites oppress the people. He was slain by some of the former whom he had ill-treated, and a eunuch struggle resulted in placing his brother on the throne, the Ministers taking no active part in the matter. Canonised as 'tfji^ M.^'

Li Ch'ang-kêng. A.D. 1751- 1808. A native of ^ ^ Tung-an in Fuhkien. He graduated as a military chin shih in 1771, and distinguished himself against the Chinese and Annamese pirates who infested the coast from Shantung to Canton, their chie& being Ts'ai Gh'ien and :^y|[ Chu Fto. In 1800 he became Admiral; and in spite of the treachery and jealousy of the Fuhkien authorities and the cowardice of the fleet, he gradually succeeded in destroying the pirate hordes. He was killed by a cannon- ball in a final attack on Ts^ai Gh4en, whose fleet had been reduced from over one hundred to three junks. He possessed some literary ability and is the author of the ^fC |^ i£ § « & ^ork on naval tactics, and also of some poems and essays. Canonised as J^ ^, and included in the Temple of Worthies.

Li Chao-lo (T. ^ ^ ). A native of Kiangsu, who graduated in A.D. 1805. He was a voluminous writer on poetry and on ancient literature, but was especially famous for his astronomical and geographical knowledge. Author of the ^ ^ ^ ^ jj^ ^ Ht Hf published in 1855, which contains maps of the celestial globe.