Zhang ailing biography template

Eileen Chang, or Zhang Ailing, (Sept. 30, 1920 - Sept. 8, 1995) is a famous Chinese writer.

Eileen chang biography

She also used the pseudonym Liang Jing. Chang first made her literary name known in the 1940s "island"Shanghai, when it was occupied by invading Japanese forces. Her work is known for its unique feminine elegance and classic beauty.

Her amazing grasp of people's psychology and her particular attitude towards life were seldom seen at the time.

Zhang ailing biography template

Her works frequently deal with the tensions in love between men and women.

 Life

Born in Shanghai to a renowned family, Eileen Chang's paternal grandfather Zhang Peilun was son-in-law to Li Hongzhang, an influential Qing court official.

Chang was named Zhang Ying at birth. Her family moved toTianjin in1922, where she started school at the age of four.

When Chang was five, her birth mother left for Britain after her father took a concubine and became an opium addict.

Although she returned four years later, f