Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan)

Born
1986–present
Nationality
China
Notable works
The Greatest History of Japan, Volume 2Yingxuewan's New Popular History of Japan (4 Volumes)The Strongest History of Japan Ever. 1

11 written works

About the author

Yingxuewan, whose real name is Li Di, was born in Shanghai in July 1986 and is a Chinese author of popular Japanese history. After leaving university and studying in Japan for many years, he specialized in the history of Japan's Warring States period, the early modern era and the modern era, and has made Japanese history accessible to Chinese readers in a humorous, playful style. His works mainly focus on the Warring States period and the Meiji Restoration, including the "Greatest Japanese History" series, "Sixty Years of the Meiji Restoration", "Our Warring States" and "Moe Japanese History", with eleven titles held in the library. His writing turns specialized historical knowledge into light, readable narrative, giving him a distinct personal style and some influence among fans of Japanese history. Public information on the details of his early education is limited, so they are not discussed here.

Written (11)

Our Warring States cover
Rating 3.5
Our Warring States Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2023 Told from the first-person perspectives of dozens of notable figures of the Sengoku period, this book recounts over a century of Japanese Sengoku hist…
Moe: A History of Japan cover
Rating 3.4
Moe: A History of Japan Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2023 This book approaches Japanese history through classic Japanese anime, offering an in-depth look at various aspects of Japanese history and society. Th…
Yingxuewan's New Popular History of Japan (4 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.7
Yingxuewan's New Popular History of Japan (4 Volumes) Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Dook Media Group Limited · 2021 This set includes Looking at Japan Through Doraemon, Looking at Japan Through Classic Anime, An Introduction to Japanese Democracy, and An Introductio…
Sixty Years of Japanese Restoration: A History of the Meiji Restoration Beyond Common Knowledge and Textbooks (Final Volume) cover
Rating 3.6
Sixty Years of Japanese Restoration: A History of the Meiji Restoration Beyond Common Knowledge and Textbooks (Final Volume) Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) · 2021 What exactly made Japan the country it is today? From the arrival of the Black Ships to the death of Emperor Meiji, these sixty years almost completel…
Ying Xuewan's Grand Collection of Popular Japanese History (8-Volume Set) cover
Rating 3.6
Ying Xuewan's Grand Collection of Popular Japanese History (8-Volume Set) Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Dook Media Group Limited · 2021 Japanese History Through Doraemon: Discover Japanese culture through Doraemon! Who knew the series was packed with so many cultural references? Japane…
The Strongest Japanese History of All Time 4 cover
Rating 3.4
The Strongest Japanese History of All Time 4 Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) · 2021 A popular and fluent account of Japanese history.
The Strongest History of Japan Ever 2 cover
Rating 2.9
The Strongest History of Japan Ever 2 Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2020 Told in a plain, fluent style, this is the second volume of *The Strongest History of Japan*. The previous volume ended with Toyotomi Hideyoshi using …
The Greatest History of Japan, Volume 2 cover
Rating 4.0
The Greatest History of Japan, Volume 2 Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2017 A stunning strike that surpasses 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty'—a tale of war and human drama in the turbulent age of dreamlike Japan. Continui…
The Strongest History of Japan Ever. 1 cover
Rating 3.7
The Strongest History of Japan Ever. 1 Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2017 A witty and fluid account of Japanese history, this is the first volume of the series. Volume One begins with the birth of Tokugawa Ieyasu and runs un…
The Strongest History of Japan Ever. 3 cover
Rating 3.4
The Strongest History of Japan Ever. 3 Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2017 In the eighth year of Keichō (1603), shortly after the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed shogun by the emperor and established the s…
Sixty Years of the Japanese Restoration cover
Rating 3.5
Sixty Years of the Japanese Restoration Li Di (pen name Yingxuewan) China Friendship Publishing Company · 2016 What exactly made Japan the country it is today? From the arrival of the Black Ships to the death of the Meiji Emperor, these nearly 60 years almost c…

Publishers

China Friendship Publishing CompanyPhoenix Books, Ltd.Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing HouseDook Media Group Limited