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{{short description|Yunnan Mongol Chinese philosopher and author (1910–1966)}}
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'''Li Shengxuan''' (Chinese: 李生萱; 2 March 1910 – 22 March 1966), better known by his [[pen name]] '''Ai Siqi''' ({{zh|c=艾思奇|p=Ài Sīqí}}), was a Chinese of Persian descent philosopher and author.

He was born in [[Tengchong]], [[Yunnan]], later traveling to [[Kowloon, Hong Kong]], where he studied English and French at a [[Protestant]] school and was exposed to the [[Western philosophy]] and [[Marxism]]. He read a great deal of Marxism, including the ''[[Communist Manifesto]]'', in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[translation]]. This reading is the root of Ai's most important works, ''[[Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism]]'' (歷史唯物主義與辯証唯物主義) and ''Philosophy for the Masses'' (大眾哲學)(1948). He was a delegate to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd [[National People's Congress]].
[[File:Statue of Aisiqi in courtyard of his house in Heshun.jpg|thumb|Statue of Aisiqi in courtyard of his house in Heshun]]
In the small tourist town of [[Heshun Town|Heshun]], [[Tengchong County]], Yunnan, China, there is a small museum dedicated to Ai. It is based in his former house, where he lived for two years. It contains pictures, personal items and a statue of him in the yard of the compound.

==Secondary literature==
* [[Joshua A. Fogel]], "Ai Siqi, Establishment Intellectual by Joshua A. Fogel", in [[Merle Goldman]], [[Timothy Cheek]], and Carol Lee Hamrin, eds., ''China's Intellectuals and the State: In Search of a New Relationship'' (Harvard University Asia Center, 1987).
* Joshua A. Fogel. ''Ai Ssu-ch'i's Contribution to the Development of Chinese Marxism.'' (Cambridge, Mass.: Council on East Asian Studies/Harvard UniversityHarvard Contemporary China Series,  1987).   {{ISBN|0674012607}}.
* Nick Knight The Role of Philosopher to The Chinese Communist Movement: Ai Siqi, Mao Zedong and Marxist Philosophy in China //Asian Studies Review Volume 26, Issue 4, pages 419–445, December 2002
* Chenshan Tian (2002). Ai Siqi's Reading of the Marxian Notion of "Existence Versus Consciousness". Journal of Chinese Philosophy 29 (3):437–456
* Китайская философия. Энциклопедический словарь. М., 1994 — С.12-13. {{ISBN|5-244-00757-2}}

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