Li Xiangting (李祥霆), born in Liaoyuan, Jilin Province, PR China in 1940, is acknowledged as one the most important Guqin players of his generation and is a distinguished Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. Professor Li started learning the guqin under the tutelage of Zha Fuxi and Chinese painting from Pu Xuezhai and Pan Su in 1957. In 1958, he gained entry into the Central Conservatory of Music to study guqin under Wu Jinglüe. He graduated in 1963, began teaching, and has since taught many of the important performers of the next generation of guqin players.

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