Draft:Li Shanghu

Li Shanghu (Chinese: 李尚湖师父; pinyin: Lǐ-Shànghú Shīfù) was a Chinese Indonesian teacher, Daoist, and Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who founded the Daoist school of Thay Shang Men (Chinese: 太上门逍遥派; pinyin: Tàishàngmén-Xiāoyáopài) based in Indonesia. He also invented and taught Daoyinshu (Chinese: 导引术; pinyin: Dǎoyǐnshù), a series of self-cultivation techniques involving a series of arm and body movements, meditation, and breathing practices. After his passing, he was later deified by his followers as "The Supreme Deity of Virtue" (Chinese: 道德世尊; pinyin: Dàodé-Shìzūn). On the 9th day of the first lunar month, his first appearance as a deity is celebrated.

Early life
Li was born in 1932 in Malang, Indonesia during the occupation of Dutch East Indies. His legal name was Lie Song Hoo, a romanization of his Chinese name 李尚湖 (Pinyin: Lǐ Shànghú) before the Pinyin romanization system was invented. He was born in a small village of Sumberpucung during times of Dutch colonialism. Together with his family, they migrated back to China during Li's childhood. During these years, Li had the opportunity to learn about Daoism and be fluent in Mandarin Chinese. He started to learn about Traditional Chinese medicine when he came back to his homeland in Indonesia.

In 1955 he married Lie Shimu. They had four sons, one of which would later be his successor in leading the school of Thay Shang Men. However, during these times, Thay Shang Men hasn't been established yet.