Wan Li [a] (December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standing Committee of …

The Wanli Emperor (4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shenzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Yijun, art name Yuzhai, [2][vi] was the 14th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1572 to 1620. He …

Wanli (born Sept. 4, 1563, China—died Aug. 18, 1620, Beijing) was the emperor of China from 1572 to 1620, during the latter portion of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Wanli (simplified Chinese: 万历; traditional Chinese: 萬曆; pinyin: Wànlì; Wade–Giles: Wan-li; lit. 'ten thousand calendars'; 2 February 1573 – 27 August 1620; Qing dynasty avoided the naming taboo of Hongli 弘曆, the Qianlong Emperor, and wrote 曆 as 歷, 厯, 厤) was the era name (nianhao) of the Wanli Emperor, the 14th emperor ...

Sep 7, 2011 · An exhibition at the Capital Museum reassesses the paradoxical life of Wan Li, who refused to rule for nearly 30 years, but whose reign saw prosperity and creativity flourish across China.

Jul 16, 2015 · HONG KONG — Wan Li, the Communist Party leader who helped end the failed Mao-era policy of collective farming, which had left rural Chinese in desperate poverty, died on Wednesday in Beijing. He...

Wan Li (1 December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. [1] During a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China , he served successively as Vice Premier, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress , and a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretariat ...

Dec 14, 2021 · We usually remember historical figures for what they do, but what about Wanli—the emperor of China who became famous for what he didn’t do. Wanli went on strike for 15 years, leaving his country like a ship without a sail, while he ate and drank the house down.

Jul 22, 2015 · Wan Li, 98, former Vice Premier, former Chairman of the People’s Congress and ally of reformist leaders such as former Party Secretary Hu Yaobang and former Premier Zhao...

Wan Li was a governor of Anhui, architect for the rural reform; vice-premier, Politburo member, and chairman of the National People’s Congress (1988). Wan Li was born in 1916 of a poor peasant family in Dongping county in Shandong province in north China.