Though at first Li seemed to be an antagonist, always patronizing Sakura for her inability to understand the Clow Cards magic, he eventually grew to like her as she progressed and beat him to becoming the master of the Clow Cards. He was on a quest to become the owner of the Clow Cards, which had become active ever since Sakura had begun collecting them. One day, Shaoran was sent alone over to Japan where the family owned a large house. Born in Hong Kong, his family was known as the Li Clan, as all of them were highly trained and skilled in the generation and manipulation of magical energies.
Syoran Li is one of the many descendants of Clow Reed, an ancient magician who created the Clow Cards, magical cards that contained spirits of immense power.
