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Zhang Dai

Zhang Dai (张岱, 1597–?1684), literary name Tao'an, was a Chinese essayist, historian, and biographer from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, whose reminiscences made him a late-Ming master of the short essay.

Zhang Daoling (张道陵)

Zhang Daoling, also known as Chang Ling, is the founder honored by the Daoist Way of the Celestial Masters, after a revelation from Laozi in 142 CE.

Zhang Daqian

Zhang Daqian (张正权, Zhang Zhengquan) was a Chinese painter, born in Neijiang, Sichuan in 1899, known for copying the Dunhuang cave murals and his late splashed-ink technique.

Zhang Desheng

Zhang Desheng (张德胜, courtesy name Renfu) was a naval commander of the late Yuan dynasty who joined Zhu Yuanzhang with a fleet from Lake Chao and fell fighting Chen Youliang in 1360.

Zhang Ding

Zhang Ding (张仃, 1917–2010) was a Chinese painter, designer, and art educator who helped design the PRC national emblem and led the 1979 Capital Airport mural project.

Zhang Dun (章惇, courtesy name Zihou, 1035–1105) was a leading Northern Song statesman and chief councillor to Emperor Zhezong, whose Shaoshu policy restored the New Policies and punished over a thousand opponents.

Zhang Er

Zhang Er (张耳) was a Chinese statesman of the early Han dynasty who served as King of Changshan and later King of Zhao, dying in 202 BC.

Zhang Fang

Zhang Fang (张方) was a Western Jin general of poor origin from Hejian who served the Prince of Hejian as a leading commander in the War of the Eight Princes.

Zhang Fei

Zhang Fei (張飛, d. 221), Shu Han general under Liu Bei alongside sworn-brother Guan Yu, famed as a match of ten thousand men, harsh to his troops, murdered by subordinates Zhang Da and Fan Jiang; also the impetuous hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhang Fu

Zhang Fu (章服) was a Song dynasty official, born in 1106 and died in 1173, who served as Attendant Censor and Vice Minister of Personnel.

Zhang Gao

Zhang Gao (张镐) was a Tang dynasty official who rose from commoner to chancellor within three years, served Emperor Suzong during the An Shi rebellion, and died in 764.

Zhang Ge

Zhang Ge (张格, courtesy name Chengzhi, died 927) was a Chinese official of the late Tang and Five Dynasties period, twice chancellor of the Former Shu kingdom under Wang Jian and Wang Yan.

Zhang Geng

Zhang Geng (張庚, 1685–1760) was a Qing dynasty painter, connoisseur, and art historian from Xiushui, Zhejiang, known for the Guochao Huazheng Lu and the treatise Pushan Lun Hua.

Zhang Gui

Zhang Gui (張軌), courtesy name Shiyan, was a Western Jin official and governor of Liangzhou for thirteen years whose family's rule there became the Former Liang state.

Zhang Guixing

Zhang Guixing (张贵兴, born 1956) is a Malaysian Chinese novelist based in Taiwan, known for novels set in the Borneo rainforest such as Elephant Herd.

Zhang Guoming

Zhang Guoming (张国铭, born 1964) is a Chinese semiconductor-equipment executive who served as director and general manager of Hwatsing Technology, a Tianjin CMP-equipment maker, from 2019 to 2025.

Zhang Guotao

Zhang Guotao (张国焘, 1897 to 1979) was a Chinese communist leader and founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who chaired its First Congress and defected to the Nationalists in 1938.

Zhang Guowei

Zhang Guowei (张国维) was a Ming dynasty official and hydraulic engineer from Dongyang, Zhejiang, who served the Chongzhen Emperor as Director-general of the Grand Canal and Minister of War.

Oct 21, 2026

Zhang Guozheng

Zhang Guozheng (张国政), Chinese weightlifter born 1974 in Fujian; 2004 Athens Olympic champion, men's 69 kg, 347.5 kg total; 2002/2003 world champion; 197.5 kg clean and jerk world record; later national team deputy head coach.

Zhang Hailong

Zhang Hailong (张海龙) is a Chinese technology executive who co-founded Tongcheng Travel, the Suzhou-based online travel company, and built its original B2B travel trading platform.

Zhang Han (Jin dynasty Minister of Revenue)

Zhang Han (张翰), courtesy name Linqing, was a Jin dynasty official from Xinzhou who became Minister of Revenue under Emperor Xuanzong and died in office.

Zhang Han (Qin dynasty general)

Zhang Han (章邯) was a Qin dynasty general and Minor Treasurer who destroyed the rebel armies of Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang, then surrendered to Xiang Yu and was made King of Yong.

Zhang Han / Reggie Zhang (张涵)

Zhang Han, known in English as Reggie Zhang (张涵), is a Chinese venture capital investor and Partner at HongShan, the successor firm to Sequoia Capital China.

Sep 25, 2026

Zhang Han's counter-offensive against the rebels

Zhang Han's counter-offensive against the rebels (章邯平乱) was the Qin court's armed response to the uprisings of the dynasty's final years, led by Zhang Han.

Zhang Han's surrender at Yinxu

Zhang Han's surrender at Yinxu (殷墟会盟) was the covenant by which the Qin general Zhang Han submitted to Xiang Yu at Yinxu after the defeat at Julu.

Zhang Hao (章昊) (singer)

Zhang Hao (章昊, born 2000) is a Chinese singer, violinist, and actor who won Mnet's Boys Planet in 2023, debuted as ZEROBASEONE's center, and in 2026 became leader of AND2BLE.

Zhang Haoqian (Bluepha co-founder)

Zhang Haoqian (张浩千) is a Chinese synthetic biology entrepreneur and Peking University PhD who co-founded Bluepha (蓝晶微生物), a Beijing bio-manufacturing company founded in 2016 that produces biodegradable PHA plastics.

Zhang He (Ming dynasty naval general)

Zhang He (张赫, 1324–1390) was a Ming dynasty naval general and Marquis of Sea Navigation who organized the sea-borne grain transport supplying the Ming army in Liaodong.

Zhang He (Three Kingdoms Wei general)

Zhang He (张郃), style name Junyi, was a Cao Wei general of the Three Kingdoms era from Hebei, known for defeating Ma Su, relieving Qishan, and being feared by Zhuge Liang.