Li Ziqi (vlogger) explained

Li Ziqi
李子柒
Birth Date:6 July 1990
Birth Place:Pingwu County, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Nationality:Chinese
Website:Li Ziqi's Weibo
Module:
Child:yes
Native Name:李子柒
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Channel Direct Url:channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A
Channel Display Name:李子柒 Liziqi
Years Active:2017–present
Subscribers:18.6  million
Subscriber Date:2024-04-9
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2018
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2019
Diamond Button:yes
Diamond Year:2020
Views:3.1 billion[1]
C:李子柒
P:Lǐ Zǐqī
W:Li3 Tzŭ3-ch'i1
J:Lei5 Zi2-cat1
Y:Léih Jí-chāt

Li Ziqi (; Chinese: c=李子柒; pinyin: Lǐ Zǐqī; born 6 July 1990), is a Chinese video blogger, entrepreneur, and Internet celebrity.[2] She is known for creating food and handicraft preparation videos in her hometown of rural Pingwu County, Mianyang, north-central Sichuan province, southwest China, often from basic ingredients and tools using traditional Chinese techniques.[3] [4] [5] [6] In February 2021, she received the Guinness World Record for "The most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube."[7]

Early life

Li was born on 6 July 1990 in Sichuan, China, originally named "Li Jiajia" (Chinese: c=李佳佳|p=Lǐ Jiājiā|links=no).[8] She was orphaned at a very young age.[9] In an interview with Goldthread, Li stated that she moved in with her grandparents after her stepmother mistreated her.[10]

Career

Li started posting her videos on Meipai in 2015. Initially, Li made her videos by herself, but her video editing skills at the time failed to "capture the creativity" she tried to express. In 2016, one of Li's videos titled Peach Wine caught the attention of a video-making platform CEO, who featured the video on the platform's front page, which soon elicited more followers for Li's channel. She released her first video to YouTube in 2017 with the title "Making a dress out of grape skins."[11] As of January 2024, she had over 18 million subscribers on YouTube, and as of January 2024 she had over 26.3 million followers on Sina Weibo,[12] over 5 million followers on Facebook,[13] andinspired many bloggers to post similar content.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Her mainland audience includes urban millennials.[18] Li's popularity may be attributed to fugu (Chinese: [[wikt:复古|复古]], retro-nostalgia), a growing appreciation in modern China for traditional culture.[19] In an interview with Goldthread in September 2019, Li stated "I simply want people in the city to know where their food comes from."

A majority of Li's videos focus on traditional foods and antiques.[20] Besides food preparation videos, other popular videos of Li's include creating makeup and dresses dyed with grape skins.[21] Li rarely speaks in her videos, and the sounds of nature, cooking, and calm music are most prominent. Hemispheres magazine stated, "The only narration is friendly banter between Li and her grandmother, but the sounds—the singing of birds, the crunch of frost underfoot, the thwack of a cleaver, the sizzle of frying garlic—lure you into an ASMR trance, so you don't even notice how many videos you've binged."[22]

In 2018, she launched a food brand under her own name and sold prepackaged food through e-commerce.[23]

She was awarded the People's Choice Award by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily newspaper in September 2019.[24] [25] In August 2020, Li was nominated as a member of the All-China Youth Federation.[26] [27] Li, along with Ms Yeah and Dianxi Xiaoge, are the only Chinese Internet celebrities who have reached international prominence.[28]

Legal dispute

Since her last video in July 2021, Li has put her vlogger career on hiatus due to a legal dispute with her business partners.[29] [30] On 27 October 2021, Li formally sued her multi-channel network (MCN) partner firm Hangzhou Weinian. Although the dispute contents have not been publicized, various media suggested that it is related to commercialization of the Li Ziqi brand. A week prior, in an interview on state-run China Central Television (CCTV), Li stated that "she does not want to see her intellectual property over-commercialized."[31]

On December 27, 2022, Li Ziqi became the controller of a company that owns the intellectual property linked to her name and brand after the court dispute.[32] [33]

2023 reappearance

In September 2023, Li briefly appeared in a video for the China Association of Young Rural Entrepreneurial Leaders. She acted as the official ambassador for the Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival, which occurs annually on the autumn equinox.[34]

Reception

State-run CCTV praised her and stated "Without a word commending China, Li promotes Chinese culture in a good way and tells a good China story."[35] Journalists have indicated that her videos may be viewed by some as a means of promoting Chinese government soft power.[36]

An academic study suggests that some foreign audiences drew parallels between Chinese culture and their own.[37]

Personal life

Li lives with her grandmother, who occasionally appears in videos,[38] in the countryside of Mianyang in Southwest China's Sichuan.[15] When Li was in fifth grade, her grandfather died. As a result, her grandmother was unable to pay for her education, and Li dropped out of school at the age of 14 to work in the city. She worked several jobs, including being a waitress (2016–2017), a disc jockey (2007–2013), and a singer (2006–2007).[39] In 2012, she moved back to take care of her grandmother, who was sick at that time.[40]

At the start, Li sold agricultural products on Taobao as a way to earn a living before moving on to be a blogger.

Li initially did all photography and editing by herself. As she gained popularity and experience, she produced her videos with the help of a personal assistant and a videographer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. 李子柒 Liziqi . YouTube. 2 March 2020 . 13 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313201755/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A/about . live .
  2. News: Yamaguchi . David . SANSEI JOURNAL: Everything Comes From China . . 14 March 2019 . 9 May 2019 . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509151944/https://napost.com/sansei-journal-everything-comes-from-china/ . live .
  3. Web site: 9 April 2024 . 李子柒 Liziqi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213195456/https://www.youtube.com/c/cnliziqi . 13 Feb 2024 . 9 April 2024 . Youtube.
  4. News: 27 December 2022 . China's Biggest YouTuber Li Ziqi Wins IP Control After Dispute . 16 April 2024 . . Xinhua News Agency.
  5. Rahmil. David-Julien . L'une des plus jolies chaînes de YouTube serait en réalité un outil de propagande massive . L'ADN . 5 March 2019 . fr . 9 May 2019 . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509143438/https://www.ladn.eu/media-mutants/li-ziqi-youtubeuse-propagande-chine/amp/ . live .
  6. Web site: 揭秘2017最火网红"古风美食第一人"李子柒 . ifeng.com. 27 July 2017 . 8 May 2019 . zh . 8 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508103606/http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170727/51513960_0.shtml . live .
  7. Web site: Li Ziqi breaks YouTube subscribers record for Chinese language channel . 3 February 2021 . Guinness World Records . Guinness World Records Limited . 10 February 2021 . Chinese vlogger Li Ziqi set a new record for "Most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube" with 14.5 million subscribers, Guinness World Records announced on Tuesday. . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916202746/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/2/li-ziqi-breaks-youtube-subscribers-record-for-chinese-language-channel-647202 . live .
  8. News: Che. Hui. "李子柒现象"背后的网红出海. Workers' Daily. 30 December 2019. 5. zh. 2020-09-17. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224065302/http://media.workercn.cn/sites/media/grrb/2019_12/30/GR0502.htm. live.
  9. Web site: Cao . Jing . All You Want to Know about Li Ziqi (李子柒) . DigMandarin . 31 December 2019. 3 April 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301174155/https://www.digmandarin.com/li-zi-qi.html . live .
  10. Web site: Wu. Venus . Exclusive: Behind the scenes with Li Ziqi, China's most mysterious internet celebrity . Goldthread . 13 September 2019. 3 April 2020 . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425023307/https://www.goldthread2.com/culture/exclusive-behind-scenes-li-ziqi/article/3027104 . live .
  11. Web site: 2021-02-03. Li Ziqi breaks YouTube subscribers record for Chinese language channel. 2021-02-22. Guinness World Records. en-GB. 16 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220916202746/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/2/li-ziqi-breaks-youtube-subscribers-record-for-chinese-language-channel-647202. live.
  12. Web site: 李子柒的微博 . Sina Weibo. zh . 3 April 2020.
  13. Web site: 李子柒 . . 3 April 2020 . 18 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318202113/https://www.facebook.com/cnliziqi/ . live .
  14. Web site: Li. Weida. 25 January 2019. Top YouTube channels to learn about China. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426215421/https://gbtimes.com/top-youtube-channels-to-learn-about-china. 26 April 2019. 9 May 2019. GBTimes.
  15. Web site: Doyen. Léa . This Chinese youtube girl teaches us how tofu is made . Emotions . 3 October 2018 . 9 May 2019 . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509141259/http://en.emotions.de-dietrich.com/to-discover/li-ziqi-mianyangdanshen-chinese-youtube/ . live .
  16. Web site: Dumke. Erin . Li Ziqi: The Online Celebrity Bringing Ol' School Traditions to the Modern World . Chinosity . 13 April 2019 . 9 May 2019 . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509143436/https://www.chinosity.com/2019/04/13/li-ziqi-the-online-celebrity-bringing-ol-school-traditions-to-the-modern-world/ . live .
  17. Web site: Nigari . La youtubeuse Li Ziqi et la tradition chinoise ancestrale . . 7 May 2018 . 9 May 2019 . fr . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509143434/https://www.agoravox.tv/culture-loisirs/culture/article/la-youtubeuse-li-ziqi-et-la-76977 . live .
  18. News: Matei . Adrienne . Country life: the young female farmer who is now a top influencer in China . . 28 January 2020. 3 April 2020 . 23 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323153429/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/28/li-ziqi-china-influencer-rural-life . live .
  19. Yang . Chunmei . China's Cultural Revivalists: More Than Just Quirky Throwbacks . . 6 November 2017 . 3 April 2020 . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216102612/http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001121/chinas-cultural-revivalists-more-than-just-quirky-throwbacks . live .
  20. Web site: Zhang. Shen . 美食博主李子柒为什么收获关注?中纪委网站这样说 . Sina News . 12 December 2019. 3 April 2020 . zh. 30 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230033027/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2019-12-12/doc-iihnzhfz5430156.shtml . live .
  21. Li. Ziqi . Making a dress with grape skins, what kind of experience is it? . 李子柒 Liziqi. YouTube . 24 August 2017. 3 April 2020 . 18 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318052509/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A0ylonIRzU&feature=youtu.be . live .
  22. Freeman . Ellen . How One Chinese Vlogger is Inspiring Armchair Wanderlust . . 1 December 2019. 3 April 2020 . 14 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414120108/https://www.hemispheresmag.com/chinese-vlogger-li-ziqi/ . live .
  23. Web site: Wang. Jeffrey. 2020-08-06. Li Ziqi has Set Up a New Food Company and May Export Chinese Food.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823225607/https://pandayoo.com/2020/08/06/li-ziqi-has-set-up-a-new-food-company-and-may-export-chinese-food/. 23 August 2020. 2020-08-06. Panda!Yoo.
  24. News: Yan. Alice. December 11, 2019. Chinese state media approves of YouTube star Li Ziqi. Inkstone News. April 2, 2021. 6 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206212159/https://www.inkstonenews.com/society/state-media-endorses-youtube-star-li-ziqi-exporting-positive-image-china/article/3041615. live.
  25. Book: Bachulska . Alicja . The Idea of China: Chinese Thinkers on Power, Progress, and People . Leonard . Mark . Oertel . Janka . 2 July 2024 . . 978-1-916682-42-9 . Berlin, Germany . EPUB . 22 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717120845/https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ . 17 July 2024 . live.
  26. Zhang. Wanqing. 18 August 2020. Chinese Web Celebs Appointed to Party-Backed Youth Organization. Sixth Tone. live. 18 August 2020. 19 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819033240/http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006068/chinese-web-celebs-appointed-to-party-backed-youth-organization.
  27. News: Li. Jill. August 12, 2020. As China's Vloggers Draw International Fans, Beijing Sees Soft Power Opportunity. Voice of America. live. August 18, 2020. 23 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823225607/https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/voa-news-china/chinas-vloggers-draw-international-fans-beijing-sees-soft-power.
  28. News: 诸未静 . 林涛 . 2019-12-23 . 网红出海热 谁能成为下一个"李子柒"？ . Internet celebrities are become popular overseas. Who can become the next "Li Ziqi"? . zh . . . 2021-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011051436/https://news.southcn.com/node_f7c587ae6b/4366f24d81.shtml . 2021-10-11 .
  29. Web site: What Happened to Li Ziqi, China's Most Famous YouTuber? . 2022-08-28 . www.vice.com . 20 September 2021 . en . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019051055/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8qqv/li-ziqi-youtube-star-business-china . live .
  30. Web site: 2021-11-02 . Company behind Li Ziqi denies controlling her accounts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102101827/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/02/WS6180d5b1a310cdd39bc72d49.html . November 2, 2021 . 2023-10-18 . China Daily.
  31. Web site: Chinese YouTube Celebrity Li Ziqi Sues MCN Partner Weinian After Three-Month Silence. 2021-10-27. www.yicaiglobal.com. en. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027063450/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese-youtube-celebrity-li-ziqi-sues-mcn-partner-weinian-after-three-month-silence. live.
  32. News: 28 December 2022 . 李子柒赢了吗？ . 16 April 2024 . 中国新闻周刊, 百家号.
  33. News: 28 December 2022 . 微念与李子柒达成和解！"李子柒"商业版图或分裂加剧 . 16 April 2024 . 中国网资讯, 百家号.
  34. News: 23 September 2023 . Former hottest influencer in China Li Ziqi's controversial comeback after 2-year hiatus sparks online firestorm over change in appearance . 9 April 2024 . . Li declared her official return on September 15 in a video published on social media platforms that went viral after it was picked up by local news outlets. She had not yet shared any new content at the time of this article’s publication..
  35. News: Yan. Alice. 11 December 2019. Chinese state media joins rural life blogger Li Ziqi's millions of followers. South China Morning Post. live. 15 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214123904/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3041516/chinese-state-media-joins-rural-life-blogger-li-ziqis-millions. 14 December 2019.
  36. News: Kim. Jo. May 5, 2020. Will Internet Celebrities Become China's New Channel for Projecting Soft Power?. The Diplomat. live. January 18, 2021. 28 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028122601/https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/will-internet-celebrities-become-chinas-new-channel-for-projecting-soft-power/.
  37. Li . Jingfang . Adnan . Hamedi M. . Gong . Jiankun . December 10, 2023 . Exploring Cultural Meaning Construction in Social Media: An Analysis of Liziqi's YouTube Channel . Journal of Intercultural Communication . 23 . 4.
  38. Li. Ziqi . A multi layer sole shoes for my grandma, in memory of good old days给奶奶做了双千层底，重温儿时一针一线的旧时光 . 李子柒 Liziqi. YouTube . 17 December 2017. 3 April 2020 . 29 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229051523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccy5luBmnSY . live .
  39. Web site: Duan . Xiaoer . 17 December 2019 . 「農村網紅」李子柒衝出國際並獲中國官媒加持，你有看過她的影片嗎？ . "Rural Net Red" Li Ziqi rushed out of the world and was blessed by Chinese official media. Have you seen her video? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230034831/https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20191217-roundtable-zh-liziqi/ . 30 December 2019 . 3 April 2020 . . zh.
  40. Web site: 2019-12-12. 【放過李子柒】李子柒爆紅幕後團隊與全商業版圖 . chinaqna.com. 2020-11-17. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622055610/https://chinaqna.com/a/101641. 2020-06-22.

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