 Li akaberekwa muna 1950 muLianshui County, guta reHuaian, mudunhu reJiangsu, kuna Li Gancheng , mukuru weCommunist Party uye akazova mutevedzeri wameya weShanghai, uye Lü Jiying , mutsinhiri wechiCommunist anobva kuShuyang County kuchamhembe kwedunhu reJiangsu. Akanga ari mwanakomana wechina pakati pevana vavo vanomwe uye akatumidzwa Yuanchao mushure me mushandirapamwe wekubatsiraNorth Korea. Gare gare muupenyu hwake, aizochinja mavara ezita iri kuti 源潮 achiramba achidudza Yuanchao. Li akaenda kuShanghai High School muShanghai, kwaakapedza kudzidza muna 1966, nguva pfupi Cultural Revolution isati yaitika. Munguva yeCultural Revolution, akashanda muDafeng County, Jiangsu, achiita basa remaoko. 