Background
Mr. Li was born in Henan, China, in 1888.
Mr. Li was born in Henan, China, in 1888.
Li Ming-chun graduated from a military academy in the Three Eastern Provinces and served in the army under the Manchu regime.
Mr. Li joined the revolutionary forces under Feng Yu-hsiang in 1911 and was appointed a regimental commander upon establishment of the Republic opposed Yuan Shih-kai's monarchical movement and also assisted in the overthrow of Chang Hsun's attempt to restore monarchy in 1917.Li Ming-chun assisted Feng Yu-hsiang in the occupation of Peking following defeat of Wu Pei-fu by Chang Tso-lin in 1924. He served as a Tutung (Military Governor) of Suiyuan District and Military Governor of Gansu with the rank of full-general since 1924. In 1927 he was appointed delegate of Feng Yu-hsiang to the Nationalist Government in Nanjing. He travelled to Europe in 1929-1930 and returned to China in October, 1930. Then he lived in retirement in Tianjin.