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Hysan Lee
Lee Hysan or Lee Hy-san (1879 – 30 April 1928) was a Hong Kong businessman who was involved in the opium trade and refinery, as well as land development in British Hong Kong during the early 1900s. He was nicknamed the ''Opium King'' in Hong Kong and Macau. Early life Lee was born in Hawaii. Lee's father was Lee Leung-yik (), a businessman who was heavily involved in the opium business in Hong Kong and China. Lee's ancestral home was Kaiping, China, and Lee Leung-yik immigrated and moved his family to the US during the California Gold Rush at age 49 when immigration from Qing dynasty, Qing-era China was illegal. After making a small fortune, the family left San Francisco in 1896 and eventually relocated to Xinhui District, Xinhui, Guangdong Province and then to Hong Kong. At age seventeen, after arriving in Hong Kong. Lee Hysan continued his studies at Queen's College, Hong Kong, Queen's College. Since he spoke English fluently, he later taught English at Queen's College, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li (surname 利)
Lì is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is pronounced Lei in Cantonese, and often spelled Lee in Hong Kong and overseas-Chinese communities. It is listed 364th in the Song Dynasty classic ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, Li is the 299th most common surname in China. Origins Traditional texts have recorded several possible origins of the surname Li (利): 1. According to the Song Dynasty text '' Lushi'', a collection of historical facts, legends, and folklore, some of the descendants of Laozi (fl. 6th century BC) adopted the surname Li, in honour of their ancestor Lizhen () who lived during the Shang Dynasty. 2. According to the 9th-century Tang Dynasty text ''Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', during the Spring and Autumn period, a prince of the Chu state was enfeoffed at the settlement of Li (in present-day Guangyuan, Sichuan province), and his descendants adopted Li as their surname. This branch originates from the royal Chu surname of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |