Lǐ Bótōng 李伯通 was a Republican-era popular fiction writer, author of Xī Tàihòu Yànshǐ Yǎnyì 西太后豔史演義 (KR4k0326), a 71-chapter historical novel on Empress Dowager Cíxī. No biographical details have been located; active ca. 1910s–1940s. Note: multiple persons named 李伯通 appear in CBDB (ids 103232, 243765, 261363), but none can be identified with this Republican-era fiction writer.