Li Xiao (born Li Xiaotang on 28 July 1950) is a Chinese writer based in Shanghai.
Born in Shanghai, Li worked in the countryside of Anhui during the Cultural Revolution for 8 years as a sent-down youth.
After the Cultural Revolution, Li attended Fudan University.
Li Xiao's 1994 novel Rules of a Clan (门规) was adapted into a 1995 film Shanghai Triad directed by Zhang Yimou.
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