Ling Li (writer)

Ling Li (Chinese: 凌力; pinyin: Líng Lì; born February 13, 1942) is a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an, as Zeng Lili (曾黎力). Her former pen name was Zeng Lili (曾莉莉). Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province. She graduated from PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University). Having worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, she transferred to the institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University and became a scholar. She is currently the vice chairman of Beijing Writers Association, and a member of Chinese Writers Association's 6th committee. She was awarded the Lao She Literary Award in 2000.