Li Dan or Lidan may refer to:
People
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Laozi
Laozi (), also known by numerous other names, was a semilegendary ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher. Laozi ( zh, ) is a Chinese honorific, generally translated as "the Old Master". Traditional accounts say he was born as in the state
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( 6th century BC), philosopher and founder of
Taoism
Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of Philosophy, philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of China, Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmo ...
, one of his posthumous names being Li Dan
* An Indian Brahmin who died in Xi'an in 564 CE, known for the
Tomb of Li Dan
The Tomb of Li Dan (Chinese: 李诞墓, Lĭ Dàn mù), is a Northern Zhou period (557-581 CE) funeral monument to a foreigner named "Lĭ Dàn" (李诞) in the Chinese epitaph. The tomb was excavated in the east of the ancient city of Xi'an, capita ...
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Emperor Ruizong of Tang
Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of Tang Dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozong ...
(662–716), 2-time Tang emperor, known as Li Dan from 678 to 690
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Li Siyuan (867–933), Later Tang emperor, known as Li Dan from 927 to 933
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Li Dan (magnate)
Li Dan (; Christian name: Andrea Dittis; died 1625) was a Chinese merchant and pirate. He was a prominent early 17th century Chinese merchant and political figure, originally from Quanzhou in Fujian province.
Li operated out of Manila for a time ...
(died 1625), Chinese merchant and political figure
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Li Dan (sport shooter) (born 1962), Chinese sport shooter
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Li Dan (activist) (born 1978), Chinese HIV/AIDS activist
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Li Dan (speed skater)
Li Dan (; ; born 12 May 1986 in Jilin) is a Chinese speed-skater.
Li competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for China. In the 1000 metres she placed 34th.
As of September 2014, Li's best performance at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championsh ...
(born 1986), female Chinese speed skater (Olympian 2014)
* Li Dan (speed skater) (born 1994), female Chinese speed skater (Olympian 2018)
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Li Dan (gymnast)
Li Dan (李丹, born 19 September 1988 in Guangzhou, China) is a female Chinese trampoline gymnast. She was World Champion at the 2010 Trampoline World Championships in Metz, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is ...
(born 1988), female Chinese trampoline gymnast
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Li Dan (runner) (born 1995), Chinese long-distance runner
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Li Tan
Li Tan (李倓) (died 757), known by his princely title of Prince of Jianning (建寧王), posthumously honored as the Prince of Qi (齊王) and then Emperor Chengtian (承天皇帝, literally "the emperor who bore the heaven"), was an imperial pr ...
(died 757), Tang prince
Places
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Lidan River, a Swedish river
* Lidan, Li County (澧澹街道), a subdistrict in
Li County, Hunan, China
See also
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Daniel Little
Daniel E. Little (born 1949) is professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and professor of sociology and public policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He previously served as the Chancellor for the University of Mic ...
, American philosopher and professor who publishes in China under his Chinese name "Li Dan"
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