Public information about Li Tong is currently quite limited, and basic details such as his life, native place, and dates of birth and death remain unclear. Judging from the work held in the collection, it can be confirmed that he wrote a biography entitled Wen Tianxiang, classified under general biography. The book takes Wen Tianxiang, a famous official and national hero of the Southern Song dynasty, as its subject and follows the approach of a biographical work, typically recounting the key stages of Wen Tianxiang's life, his resistance against the Yuan, his imprisonment, and his martyrdom, while also touching on the influence of his poetry and moral integrity on later generations. Since only this one work appears under Li Tong's name, it is difficult to judge his overall writing style and choice of subjects, nor can it be confirmed whether he has long been engaged in writing biographies of historical figures. Overall, Li Tong's profile in the collection is rather narrow, and his main verifiable contribution is this biography introducing Wen Tianxiang's life and spirit; readers wishing to learn about the author himself will need more materials.
