Zhang Fei: A general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, a native of Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province.
He once became sworn brothers with Liu Bei and Guan Yu Taoyuan, leaving a good story for future generations.
Zhang Liang: Counselor of the Western Han Dynasty, a native of Haoxian County, Anhui Province.
Liu Bang said that he "was able to strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away", and he, Xiao He and Han Xin were known as the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.
Zhang Qian: a diplomat of the Western Han Dynasty, a native of Chenggu, Shaanxi.
Two missions to the Western Regions established friendly exchanges between our country and Central Asian countries.
Zhang Heng: a scientist and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Nanzhao County, Nanyang, Henan.
He proposed the "Huntian Theory", drew star charts, invented the "Armillary Sphere", "Seismograph" and so on.
Zhang Zhongjing: Medical scientist of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Zhenping, Henan.
He diligently studied ancient teachings and learned from many prescriptions, and wrote "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" to benefit the people and be respected as a medical sage by future generations.
Zhang Xu: a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu.
He was addicted to alcohol, and every time he got drunk, he would run wildly shouting, and then start writing, which was so extraordinary and continuous that he was known as the "Grass Saint".
There are also Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Daoling: (AD 34-156), Zhang Tianshi, courtesy name Fu Han, also known as Zhang Ling, a native of Peiguofeng (now Feng County, Jiangsu Province), born in Tianmu Mountain, Wudi, on January 15 of the lunar calendar in the tenth year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He is the eighth grandson of Zhang Liang (also known as Zifang), the hero who founded the Han Dynasty, and is also named Zhang Ling in historical records.
Zhang Daoling was able to recite the "Tao Te Ching" at the age of seven and achieve its gist.
When he grows up, he will be tall and burly. Ancient books describe his image as follows: thick eyebrows and tattooed forehead, vermilion crown and green eyes, swollen and square eyebrows, triangular eyes, rhinoceros crouching through the top of his head, hands hanging down over his knees, making people look at him in awe!
Zhang Rang: (AD? ~ 189), a native of Yingchuan (now Yu County, Henan).
A famous eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Rang held the positions of Xiaohuangmen, Zhongchangshi, and Liehou.
When he was in office, he was known for his plundering, arrogance and greed. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was extremely fond of him and often said, "Zhang Changshi is my father."
In the sixth year of Han Zhongping (189 AD), He Jin planned to kill the eunuchs. Unfortunately, the incident was leaked, and he, together with the eunuch Zhao Zhong and others, killed He Jin.
Soon, he committed suicide by drowning himself in a river while Yuan Shao was hunting eunuchs.
Zhang Zhi: (AD? ~ 192), Zi Boying, was born in Jiuquan, Dunhuang (now Jiuquan, Gansu).
Famous calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Zhang Zhi was good at cursive writing, and when he wrote in front of a pond, the water in the pond turned black.
The cursive script written by Zhang Zhi is connected up and down, the momentum is coherent, and it is completed in one stroke. It is the first cursive calligraphy in later generations and is called the "Sage of Cursive Calligraphy".
Zhang Mu: (years of birth and death to be determined), courtesy name Shizhou, was born in Dayangquan Village, Pingding Prefecture (now Yangquan City, Shanxi). He was a famous scholar of Mongolian history in the Qing Dynasty.
Although Zhang Mu only lived forty-four years old, his books were stacked three feet thick.
He was born in a family of scholarly officials. When he was young, he was diligent, studious and talented.
Zhang said: (AD 667-730), whose courtesy name was Daoji. He was originally from Fanyang (now Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province), lived in Hedong (now Yongji, Shanxi Province), and moved to Luoyang.
Famous Tang Dynasty writer.
Zhang Zai: (years of birth and death to be determined), courtesy name Meng Yang, from Anping (now Anping, Hebei).
Famous Western Jin writer.
Zhang Zai has an elegant personality and is knowledgeable.
He once held the posts of Zuozhu Lang, Zuozhu Lang, Record Office Supervisor, and Zhongshu Shilang.
At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the world was in chaos, so he returned home due to illness.
Zhang Zai and his younger brothers Zhang Xie and Zhang Kang were both famous for their literature and were known as "Three Zhangs" at that time.
Among them, Zai and Xie are similar, while Kang is slightly inferior.
"Wen Xin Diao Long" said: "Meng Yang and Jing Yang are talented and beautiful, but they are close to each other." One said "three Zhangs" refers to Zhang Hua, Zhang Zai and Zhang Xie, Zhang Kang is not among them.
Zhang Pu of the Ming Dynasty compiled the works of Zhang Zai and Zhang Xie into the "Jingyang Collection of Zhang Mengyang" and included it in the "Collection of One Hundred and Three Masters of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties".
Zhang Hua: (232-300 AD), courtesy name Maoxian, a descendant of Zhang Liang, an important adviser to Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
The highly respected literary leader during the Western Jin Dynasty occupies a position that cannot be ignored in the history of ancient Chinese literature.
Zhang Xie: (AD? ~307), courtesy name Jingyang, from Anping (now Anping, Hebei).
Famous Western Jin writer.
Zhang Xie once served as a public official, secretary, and Huayang order.
In the first year of Yongning of Jin Dynasty (AD 301), he served as Zhonglang for Sima Ying, the general who conquered the north. Later, he moved to Zhongshu Shilang, transferred to the internal history of Hejian, and governed the county.
In the last years of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, the world was in chaos. He resigned from office and lived in seclusion to entertain himself with chanting.
At the beginning of Yongjia in Jin Dynasty, he resumed his duties as Huangmen Shilang, but he refused to return due to illness, and later died at home.
Zhang Xie, his elder brother Zhang Zai, and his younger brother Zhang Kang were all famous literati in the Western Jin Dynasty, and they were called "Three Zhangs" at that time.
Zhong Rong mentioned them together with Lu Ji, Lu Yun, Pan Yue, Zuo Si, etc. as representatives of Western Jin literature in his general introduction to Shi Pin.
"Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi" records four volumes of Zhang Xie's collection, which have been lost.
The Ming Dynasty's Zhang Pu compiled a collection of "Hundred Three Masters of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties", including "Zhang Mengyang·Jingyang Collection".
Zhang Pu: (1602-1641 AD), whose courtesy name was Qianchu, later changed to Tianru, and whose name was Ximing. He was a native of Taicang, Suzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu).
Zhang Pu studied under Xu Guangqi. When he was young, he was addicted to learning and would copy everything he read by hand.
His poems are agile and he is as famous as Tongli Zhang Cai, also known as "Lou Dong Er Zhang".
In the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1629), all the societies in the south of the Yangtze River were united into the "Fushe", advocating ancient learning, and claiming to be the heir to "Donglin".
In the fourth year of Chongzhen (AD 1631), he became a Jinshi and was granted the title of Common Scholar. He begged to return home and bury his relatives.