Zhang Lifan


Zhang Lifan, is a Chinese writer, scholar and historian.

Biography

Zhang's father, Zhang Naiqi, was one of the founders of the China National Democratic Association, Zhang's mother is Zhang Caiping. Zhang spent his childhood in his hometown of Beijing. He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University. In 1957, Zhang Naiqi, Zhang Bojun, Chu Anping and Luo Longji 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.

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