Zhang Lifan

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).[1][2] Zhang spent his childhood in his hometown of Beijing.[1][2] He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University (清华附中).[1][2] 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.[1][2] On 8 June 1957, Zhang Naiqi was removed from his posts and taken to be prosecuted. Zhang Lifan was punished because of his father.[1][2] 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).[1][2]

• 《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.

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