郦道元 / 酈道元

lì​dào​yuán

Li Daoyuan

Li Daoyuan (died 527), a Northern Wei government official, geographer, and writer from Fanyang; best known for his 40-volume geographical masterpiece [[水经注|水經注|shui3 jing1 zhu4]] which details the courses of rivers and their cultural histories.

郦 (literal) → 郦/酈 · lì · surname; ancient county 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · surname 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · Yuan (surname)

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM