Zhang Lifan

Zhang Lifan
章立凡
Zhang Lifan
Born	July 1950 (age 74) Beijing, China
Education	Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Occupation(s)	Writer, scholar, historian
Years active	1989–present
Movement	Cultural Revolution
Parent(s)	Zhang Caiping Zhang Naiqi

Zhang Lifan (Chinese: 章立凡; pinyin: Zhāng Lìfán, born July 1950), is a Chinese writer, scholar and historian.

Biography

Zhang's father, Zhang Naiqi (章乃器), was one of the founders of the China National Democratic Association, Zhang's mother is Zhang Caiping (张彩萍). Zhang spent his childhood in his hometown of Beijing. He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University (清华附中). In 1957, Zhang Naiqi, Zhang Bojun (章伯钧), Chu Anping (储安平) and Luo Longji (罗隆基) were picked out as right wingers. On 8 June 1957, Zhang Naiqi was removed from his posts and taken to be prosecuted. Zhang Lifan was punished because of his father. On 13 May 1977, Zhang Naiqi died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement. After the Cultural Revolution, Zhang Lifan was educated in the Institute of Modern History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院近代史研究所).

Views

Zhang Lifan is known as one of the most outspoken liberal-minded scholars in China and has often been critical of the Chinese Communist Party.

Book

• 君子之交如水 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2007. p. 290. ISBN 9787506338585.
• 记忆：往事未付红尘 (in Chinese). Xi'an, Shaanxi: Shaanxi Normal University Press. 2004. p. 388. ISBN 9787561330586.

External links

• Zhang Lifan on Weibo (in Chinese)
• Zhang Lifan on Sinablog