Li Zicheng (September 22, 1606 - 1644), born Lĭ Hóngjī (鴻基), was a rebel in late Ming Dynasty China who proclaimed himself Chuǎng Wáng (闖王), or "The Roaming King". Born in Mizhi District (米脂縣), Yan'an Subprefecture (延安府), Shaanxi, Li grew up as a shepherd. Li started to learn horseriding and archery at age 20, and also worked in a wine shop and under an ironworker as an apprentice. Wikipedia
The two-poster set devoted to the Ming-era peasant rebellion leader Li Zicheng was made in collaboration with Hua Yu. www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/sheji/sj-mq.html
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Recently, I read a book about Li Zicheng . After reading it, I find myself fascinated by the period at the end of Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng was a poor peasant of Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province. He used to be a soldier in Ming, but finally fled to his ho www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16545&mode=...
