Li Lianying
Li Lianying | |
|---|---|
| 李連英 | |
Li Lianying | |
| Chief eunuch | |
| In office 1869–1908 | |
| Preceded by | An Dehai |
| Succeeded by | Xiao Dezhang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Li Yingtai (李英泰) 12 November 1848 Zhili Province, Qing China |
| Died | 4 March 1911 (aged 62) Beijing, Qing China |
| Nickname(s) | Little Li (小李子), Grand Supervisor Li (李大總管) |
Li Lianying (simplified Chinese: 李连英; traditional Chinese: 李連英; pinyin: Lǐ Liányīng; 12 November 1848 – 4 March 1911) was a Chinese imperial eunuch who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was a eunuch during the regency of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the de facto ruler of China from 1861 to 1908 throughout the reigns of the Tongzhi Emperor and Guangxu Emperor.