[6] Li was born in Shanghai, Republic of China in August 1930.
After graduation, Li went to Beijing and he entered North China University of Technology.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Li joined the People's Liberation Army, he went to North Korea and served as a writer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe, after the war, Li returned to Beijing, he worked in China Railway Federation of Trade Union (中国铁路总工会) as an editor.
In July 1957, Li published his short story Re-election (《改选》) in People's Literature (《人民文学》), then he was divided into right winger, and he was sent to a construction plant to work.
[2] In 1978, Li joined the China Railway Song and Dance Troupe (中国铁路文工团).