Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), commonly known as Li Zhongtang, also known as Li Hefei, was a Han nationality. His real name was Zhang Tong, his courtesy name was Jianfu or Zifu, and his nickname was Shaoquan (Quan). His ancestor, whose surname was Xu, moved from Hukou, Jiangxi Province to Hefei County, Luzhou Prefecture, Anhui Province. Li Hongzhang's eighth ancestor Xu Yingxi adopted his second son Shensuo to his in-law Li Xinzhuang. By the time of Emperor Li Hongzhang, the Li family finally became rich through diligence and thrift, owning two hectares of land. After years of hard study, his father Li Wen'an (1801-1855) finally passed the Jinshi examination in the same year as Zeng Guofan in the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), making the Li family a prominent local family. On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Daoguang's reign (February 15, 1823), Li Hongzhang was born in Modian Township, Dongxiang, Feidong County, Hefei (now part of Yaohai District, Hefei). Li Hongzhang ranked second among the brothers. The eldest brother Li Hanzhang (1821-1899) later became the governor; the third brother Li Hezhang, the fourth brother Li Yunzhang, the fifth brother Li Fengzhang, and the sixth brother Li Zhaoqing (1835-1873) also later became governor-general. Either rich or noble. As for Li Hongzhang himself, he served as Governor of Zhili and Minister of Commerce of Beiyang during his lifetime. He was awarded the Bachelor of Wenhua Palace. After his death, he was praised by the Empress Dowager Cixi as a person who "re-created Xuanhuang". The Qing Dynasty posthumously awarded him the title of Taifu, the first Suyi Marquis of Jin, and the posthumous title of Wenzhong. He was also given five thousand taels of silver for mourning. 10 ancestral temples were built in his native place and in the province where he had made meritorious service. The capital temple was regularly worshiped by local officials. This was the only Han official who built a temple in the capital during the Qing Dynasty.

Father

Li Wen'an: He was the number one scholar in childhood with Zeng Guofan, and was a judicial officer in the Ministry of Punishment.

Brothers:

Eldest brother: Li Hanzhang, Daughter: Li Jingxuan, married to Nie Qiying, son of Zeng Guofan's daughter Zeng Jifen. Third brother: Li Yunzhang, who followed Li Hanzhang and handled military pay and tax collection. He was later disabled and unable to leave the house. Fourth brother: Li Hezhang, in the third year of Tongzhi, he donated a yellow mantle and taught Gansu Ganliang Tao. His son: Li Jingyi: the official was the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. Li Jingfu: Married the daughter of Zeng Jize, the second son of Zeng Guofan. His son Li Guozhi married Sheng Xuanhuai, the granddaughter of Sheng Yujuhua, a politician in the late Qing Dynasty, a second-rank left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and an entrepreneur. Fifth brother: Li Fengzhang, the richest man in the Li family. Son Li Jingyi, grandson Li Guoxun, great-granddaughter Li Jiaying, sixth brother: Li Zhaoqing, Lei Tiao to the registered salt transport envoy. The eldest son: Li Jingju, candidate for magistrate, candidate for magistrate, rewarded with a flower feather, and a first-class title. In 1895, he was awarded the imperial title of Guanglu doctor. He married the daughter of Guo Songtao, the first British official. Second son: Li Jingxu, general office of the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau and general office of the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau. He came to the United States with the Minister to the United States in 1897 and lived in Peru as a second-class counselor, acting as envoy to handle ministerial affairs. His son Li Guoyuan married Duan Shixuan, the eldest daughter of Duan Qirui, the Anhui warlord, Prime Minister of the State Council of the Beiyang Government, and Provisional Ruler of the Republic of China.

Descendants:

Son: Li Jingfang, counselor to the United States, minister to Japan, minister to the United Kingdom. Married to Liu sisters, daughters of Liu Bingzhang, governor of Sichuan. Li Jingshu: poet, third-grade counselor. Li Jingmai: Something happened to the Austrian Imperial Envoy. His son Li Guojie married Zhang Zhiwan, the niece of the number one scholar Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangjiang. Li Jingpu’s daughter: Li Jingxuan: married Zhang Peilun, a Tongzhi Jinshi. His granddaughter is Zhang Ailing.