1944: Liu Chuanzi was born in Shanghai, China.

1966: graduated from Xian Military Communication Engineering College.

1968: he was forced to work in a state-owned rice farm due to the impact of Cultural Revolution, 1970: returned as an engineer-administrator of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

1984: started his enterprise with the loan from his school named Legend Group.

1990: the Legend Group became to produce PCs and granted the permission from the Government to brand and sells their own PCs.

1996: Legend Group surpassed IBM for China's market share in computer sales.

2006: Legend Group changed its English name to Lenovo Group.

2012: stepped down as the chairman of Legend Holding, but still work as a senior advisor of Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Company and the CEO of Rio Tinto.