Li Ziming was born in Lijia Village, Ji County in Hebei province on June 25, 1902, and died on January 23, 1993, at the age of 90.
Li reached a very high level of technical proficiency and attainment in all aspects of Baguazhang including forms, weapons, theory and fighting methods.
In 1979, in order to protect Dong Haichuan's tomb, he suggested to move it to Wanan Public Cemetery from the old location; on August 2 and 3, 1980, a group of over 100 Beijing Baguazhang practitioners under his leadership moved Dong's remains as well as accompanying stone tablets to the new location in Wanan Public Cemetery.
After his death, he was the second person to be buried next to Dong Haichuan after Liang Zhenpu in Wanan Public Cemetery.
Li Ziming's more famous disciples include Ma Chuanxu (馬傅旭) (second president of the Beijing Baguazhang Research Association), Wang Shitong (王世通), Zhang Huasen (張華森), Zhao Dayuan (赵大元), Di Guoyang (邸国勇) (former president of the Beijing Xingyiquan Research Association), Sui Yunjiang (隋云江), Li Gongcheng, Wang Tong (王桐) (also former president of the Beijing Xingyiquan Research Association), Ling Chengyong, Zhang Quanliang (张全亮) (who has released several VCDs and DVDs), Sun Hunyan and Ma Ling.