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Zee Yee Lee
Zee Yee Lee (; 1891–1944) was a Chinese aviation pioneer. After becoming the first Chinese pilot to earn a Royal Aero Club certificate in October 1911, he brought two Etrich Taube monoplanes to China and flew on over Shanghai in April 1912. He was by some accounts China's first aviator, and was also one of the first Chinese aircraft designers. He served as the chief instructor and head of the Nanyuan Aviation School in Beijing for 15 years, and later taught at the predecessor of the Republic of China Air Force Academy. Biography Lee was born in 1891 in Shanghai, Qing dynasty China, with his Ancestral home (Chinese), ancestral home in Dinghai District, Dinghai, Zhejiang. His courtesy name was Yizhi (翼之). He studied in London, England, where he graduated from an industrial school in 1909. A year later, he entered the school of the newly established Bristol Aeroplane Company to study aviation and aircraft design. Howard Pixton was one of his flight instructors. On 17 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li (surname 厲)
Lì is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the Chinese surname written in traditional characters and in simplified characters. It is also spelled Lai according to the Cantonese pronunciation. It is listed 247th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Relatively uncommon, Li 厲 is not among the top 300 surnames in China. People with the surname are concentrated in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Hunan provinces of China. According to tradition, the Li 厲 surname originated from Duke Li of Qi of ninth century BC, and the Zhou dynasty state of Li 厲. The oldest extant genealogy book of the Li surname dates from the early fourth century AD. Origins According to traditional accounts, there are two ancient origins of the Li 厲 surname: 1. From Duke Li of Qi: Wuji, the ruler of the State of Qi during the Western Zhou dynasty, was killed in a rebellion in 816 BC. After his death, he was given the posthumous title Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
