Li Yapeng

Li Yapeng is a 54-year-old former Chinese actor and businessman, best known outside of China as the ex-husband of Cantopop singer Faye Wong. He is currently newsworthy due to an urgent public appeal for funding for the Beijing Smile Angel Children’s Hospital, a charity hospital he co-founded with Wong in 2012. The hospital, located in Beijing, specializes in treating children born with cleft lips and palates, a cause inspired by their daughter Li Yan who was born with a cleft lip. Recent reports revealed the hospital was facing serious financial difficulties. Following Li Yapeng's public announcement of the hospital's debt, a massive online fundraising campaign was launched, raising approximately US$2.3 million within days. This highlights Li Yapeng's continued involvement in charitable endeavors and the public's willingness to support causes he champions.