Li Shijun

Li Shijun (; 29 March 1923 – 10 November 2012), also known by his Esperanto pseudonym Laŭlum, was a Chinese author, editor and translator who elected as a committee member of Akademio de Esperanto since 1983 and reelected in 1992, 2001 and 2010. He was a member of the China Democratic League.

He was among the first few in China who translated the Chinese literature into Esperanto.

Life Li was born into a family of farming background in the village of Shatou , Anguo in Hebei province, on March 29, 1923.

Works (translated and/or edited) Selections of Chinese Classical Novels Selections of Chinese Literature Selections of Lu Xun (Lu Xun) Midnight (Mao Dun) Wang Gui and Li Xiangxiang (Li Ji) Cold Night (Ba Jin) The Family (Ba Jin) Autumn in Spring (Ba Jin) Poetry of Li Bai (Li Bai) Poetry of Du Fu (Du Fu) Selections of Tang Poetry Water Margin (Shi Nai'an) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong) Journey to the West (Wu Cheng'en)

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Pu Songling)

Awards Grabowshi Prize (2003) Chinese Translation Culture Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)