Never called Li Yu.
Li Yu is someone else.
Li Yu (1611~1680), whose real name was Tian Tu, was later renamed as Li Weng, Li Hong,. Born in Luogao (now Rugao, Jiangsu), his ancestral home is Li Xia Village, Lanxi, Zhejiang. Li Yu, who lived in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, was an outstanding writer who combined drama and novel. He is rich in literary accomplishment and life interest, rich in tea tasting experience, and integrates tea into plays and novels in various ways.