The ancestral home of Liu's family was the village of Popai in Guangxi province, and when he was eight his parents moved to Shangsizhou (Shang-ssu-chou, 上思州) in Guangxi.
Rumah leluhur keluarga Liu adalah desa Popai di provinsi Guangxi, dan ketika usianya delapan tahun orang tuanya pindah ke Shangsizhou (Shang-ssu-chou, 上思州) di Guangxi.