Oral history interview with Li Hongwen, 1964

Biographical Note

Li Hongwen was born in Shanxi. Li studied abroad in Japan and after he came back, he had a long political career in Shanxi after 1913. In 1931, he went to Nanjing as Yan Xishan's representative to negotiate a reconciliation with the Central government. He was appointed by Kong Xiangxi (Kung, H. H.) as the Director of Wuhan Customs. Li served as a member of the People's Political Council in Chongqing in 1937

Scope and Contents

In this interview, Li discusses his life and his political career during the Republican China period

Subjects

• China--History--1912-1928.
• China--History--1928-1937.
• China--Politics and government--20th century.
• China--Politics and government--1912-1949.
• Interviews.
• Li, Hongwen, 1880-1968--Interviews.
• Li, Yushu, 1919- interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Zhongguo guo min dang.