Zhang Ping (writer)

Zhang Ping
Native name	张平
Born	November 1953 (age 72) Xinjiang County, Shanxi, China
Occupation	Novelist, politician
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Shanxi Normal University
Period	1981–present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	The Choice
Notable awards	5th Mao Dun Literature Prize 2000 The Choice

Zhang Ping (simplified Chinese: 张平; traditional Chinese: 張平; pinyin: Zhāng Píng; born November 1953) is a Chinese novelist and politician who served as Vice Governor of Shanxi between January 2008 and January 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3] Zhang served as vice president of the China Democratic League and vice president of China Writers Association between 2002 and 2008. Zhang was a member of the 9th, 10th, 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[4]

Biography

Zhang was born in Xinjiang County, Shanxi in November 1953.^[1]^[2]^[3] He entered Shanxi Normal University in 1978, majoring in Chinese language at the Department of Chinese Language and Culture, where he graduated in 1982.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Zhang started to publish works in 1981. Zhang joined the China Writers Association in 1985.^[1]^[2]^[3]

From 1982 to 1986, Zhang worked in Pingyang Literature and Art (平阳文艺) as an editor.

From 2002 to 2008, Zhang served as vice president of the China Democratic League, and vice president of the China Writers Association.

Works

Novels

Decision (抉择)^[1]
- English translation: The Choice. Translated by James Trapp. Horsham: Sinoist Books, 2024.
Skynet (天网)^[2]
The Murderer (凶犯)
Boys and Girls (少男少女)
Ambush From All Sides (十面埋伏)^[3]
National Cadre (国家干部)

Reportage

Orphan's Tears (孤儿泪)

Awards

Decision – 5th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2000)^[1]^[2]^[3]
6th Zhuang Zhongwen Literature Prize

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zhang Ping (2005-05-01). Jue ze 抉择 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020049356.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zhang Ping (2009-04-01). 天网 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020072200.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zhang Ping (2009-04-01). 十面埋伏 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020072224.
^ 作家张平 (in Chinese). 中国作家网.

9th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 2002 – December 2007
Honorary Chairpersons	Fei Xiaotong Qian Weichang Tan Jiazhen Su Buqing Ding Shisun^{[note 1]}
Honorary Vice Chairpersons	Ye Duyi Tao Dayong Ma Dayou Kang Zhenhuang Luo Hanxian Kong Lingren Wu Xiuping Li Yining Jiang Jingbo Feng Kexi
Advisors	Feng Sutao Wu Cangping
Chairperson	Ding Shisun (resigned)^{[note 2]} → Jiang Shusheng^{[note 3]}
Executive Vice Chairperson	Zhang Meiying^{[note 4]}
Vice Chairpersons	Feng Zhijun Zhang Yumao (resigned)^{[note 5]} Yuan Xingpei Lu Qiang Yu Zeyou (resigned)^{[note 6]} Wu Zhengde Zhang Baowen Wang Weicheng Zhang Meiying (promoted to Executive Vice Chairperson) Zhang Shengkun Li Zhong’an Zheng Lansun Zhang Ping Suo Lisheng (by-election)^{[note 7]} Jiang Shusheng (by-election; promoted to Chairperson)^{[note 8]}
Standing Committee Members	Ding Shisun (resigned) Wang Weicheng Wang Yaohua Feng Zhijun Lu Qiang Ye Danian Long Zhuangwei ~~Lü Debin~~^{[note 9]} Kang Tiebao Liu Guangfu Liu Dehai Sun Youxian Zhu Ming Zhu Peiling Zhu Zhenzhong Xu Bainian Wu Gang Wu Dacheng Wu Zhengde Zhang Ping Zhang Shengkun Zhang Baowen Zhang Gaoyong Zhang Meiying Zhang Daohong Zhang Yumao (resigned) Li Zhong’an Li Jiahu Chen Wanzhi Chen Baozhi Chen Xiaoguang Zhou Yixing Luo Yuanfang Zheng Quan Zheng Lansun Zheng Zegen Zheng Huiqiang Yu Zeyou (resigned) Yu Haichao Zhao Zhenxi Ni Guoxi Tang Kemei Xu Hui Gui Zhongyue Suo Lisheng Nie Xiangting Yuan Xingpei Jia Qingguo Guo Shenglian Tao Jianhua Gu Xin Gao Yubao Gao Shuanping Gao Xiaoyu Cao Weixing Liang Rongxin Liang Xiaosheng Liang Chaoran Fu Xianluo Wen Fujing Wen Simei Jiang Shusheng (by-election) Xie Youqing Xie Xialing Han Dajian Lei Lei Bao Yizhi Bao Minzhong
Secretary-General	Gao Shuanping
^ Note 1: In December 2005, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee elected Ding Shisun as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 2: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee accepted Ding Shisun’s resignation from the posts of Chairperson, Standing Committee Member, and Member of the Central Committee. ^ Note 3: In December 2005, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee elected Jiang Shusheng as Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 4: In March 2003, the Third Chairpersons’ Meeting of the 9th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Zhang Meiying would serve as Executive Vice Chairperson. ^ Note 5: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee accepted Zhang Yumao’s resignation from the posts of Vice Chairperson, Standing Committee Member, and Member of the Central Committee. ^ Note 6: In December 2003, the Second Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee accepted Yu Zeyou’s resignation from the posts of Vice Chairperson, Standing Committee Member, and Member of the Central Committee. ^ Note 7: In December 2004, the Third Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee elected Suo Lisheng as Vice Chairperson. ^ Note 8: In December 2003, the Second Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee elected Jiang Shusheng as Member, Standing Committee Member, and Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 9: On 24 June 2005, the Chairpersons’ Meeting decided to remove Lü Debin from his posts as Member and Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee and expel him from the League.

10th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 2007 – December 2012
Chairperson	Jiang Shusheng
Vice Chairpersons	Zhang Meiying Zhang Baowen Wu Zhengde Zhang Shengkun (resigned)^{[note 1]} Li Zhong'an Zheng Lansun Zhang Ping Suo Lisheng Ding Zhongli Chen Xiaoguang Xu Hui Wen Simei Ouyang Minggao Zheng Huiqiang (by-election)^{[note 2]}
Standing Committee Members	Ding Zhongli Wang Guangqian Wang Xiulin Deng Xiuxin Tian Shujun Long Zhuangwei Liu Changming Liu Guangfu Liu Minghua Liu Xiaozhuang Liu Muren An Chunren Wu Gang Wu Zhengde Zhang Ping Zhang Shizhen Zhang Shengkun (resigned) Zhang Laibin Zhang Baowen Zhang Meiying Zhang Daohong Li You Li Zhong'an Li Xiao'an Li Jingxian Yang Weigang Chen Qi Chen Wanzhi Chen Xiaoguang Luo Yuanfang Zheng Quan Zheng Lansun Zheng Gongcheng Zheng Huiqiang Hou Xianzhi Yu Haichao Yu Minhong He Lin Zhao Yusen Zhao Zhenxian Ni Huifang Xu Hui Xu Yifan Suo Lisheng Jia Qingguo Guo Shenglian Gu Jiu Gu Xin Gao Yubao Gao Shuanping Kang Yaohong Cao Weixing Liang Xiaosheng Huang Baiqu Huang Weili Chu Yaping Wen Fujiang Wen Simei Ge Jianping Dong Hengyu Jiang Zhuangde Jiang Shusheng Xie Xialing Lei Lei Bao Yizhi Fan Jianren Ouyang Minggao
Secretary-General	Gao Shuanping
^ Note 1: On 8 December 2010, the 4th Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the CDL accepted Zhang Shengkun’s resignation from the posts of Vice Chairperson, Standing Committee Member, and Central Committee Member. ^ Note 2: On 8 December 2010, the 4th Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the CDL elected Zheng Huiqiang as Vice Chairperson.

11th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 2012 – December 2017
Chairperson	Zhang Baowen
Executive Vice Chairperson	Chen Xiaoguang
Vice Chairpersons	Zheng Lansun Zhang Ping Ding Zhongli Xu Hui Wen Simei Ouyang Minggao Zheng Huiqiang Tian Gang Long Zhuangwei Ge Jianping Ni Huifang Wang Guangqian
Standing Committee Members	Ding Zhongli Ding Guanghong Fang Jingyun Wang Guangqian Wang Xuecheng Wang Xiulin Deng Xiuxin Tian Gang Tian Shujun Bian Faji Long Zhuangwei Liu Changming Liu Xiaozhuang Liu Muren An Chunren Cheng Yuechong (by-election)^{[note 1]} Zhu Jiayuan Xing Kezhi He Li Wu Gang Wu Weishan Zhang Ping Zhang Shizhen Zhang Laibin Zhang Baowen Zhang Daohong Li You Li Xiao'an Li Jingxian Du Huiping Yang Andi Yang Weigang Shen Zhigang Chen Qi Chen Xiaoguang Zheng Lansun Zheng Gongcheng Zheng Yongfei Zheng Huiqiang Yu Minhong He Lin Zhao Yusen Zhao Zhenxian Ni Huifang Xu Hui Xu Yifan Jia Qingguo Guo Shenglian Qian Keming Gao Yubao Gao Shuanping Kang Yaohong Cao Weixing Liang Xiaosheng Huang Weili Chu Yaping Wen Fujiang Wen Simei Ge Jianping Dong Hengyu Dong Zuoji Jiang Zhuangde Han Jianmin Lei Lei Bao Yizhi Miao Xiexing Fan Jianren Ouyang Minggao
Secretary-General	Gao Shuanping
^ Note: Cheng Yuechong was elected as a Standing Committee Member at the 4th Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the CDL in December 2015.

12th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 2017 – December 2022
Chairperson	Ding Zhongli
Executive Vice Chairperson	Chen Xiaoguang
Vice Chairpersons	Zhang Ping Xu Hui Ouyang Minggao Tian Gang Long Zhuangwei Wang Guangqian Cao Weixing Cheng Hong Zhang Daohong Chen Qun Deng Xiuxin Zheng Gongcheng
Standing Committee Members	Ding Guanghong Ding Zhongli Wan Jie Wang Xuan Wang Guangqian Wang Rucheng Wang Xuecheng Wang Rongbin^ Wang Xiulin Wang Xuehua Wang Weiping Fang Jianqiao Fang Jingyun Deng Xiuxin Long Zhuangwei Tian Gang Bian Faji Cheng Yuechong Liu Zhongmin Liu Yufang Liu Xuguang Liu Xiaozhuang Liu Muren Ruan Shiwei Du Huiping Li Qiu Li Chenggui Li Xiaoan Yang Yunyan Yang Andi Yang Weigang Wu Gang Wu Weishan Wu Yihuan Wu Lixin He Li He Maochun Song Jirong Zhang Li Zhang Ping Zhang Shizhen Zhang Laibin Zhang Daohong Lu Guihua Chen Qun Chen Qi Chen Xiaoguang Ouyang Minggao Ji Jiafu Zheng Gongcheng Zheng Yongfei Zhao Yusen Zhao Zhenxi Hao Jiping Hu Gang Yu Minhong Jia Nan Qian Keming Xu Bin Xu Hui Gao Yubao Gao Shuanping Guo Jingping Cao Weixing Chang Qing Kang Yaohong Dong Hengyu Jiang Hualiang Cheng Hong Jiao Nianzhi Huo Jinhua Ji Yongqiang
Secretary-General	Gao Shuanping → Wang Rongbin

Mao Dun Literature Prize
1st (1982)	Zhou Keqin – Xu Mao and His Daughters Wei Wei – Orient Mo Yingfeng – General's Chant Yao Xueyin – Li Zicheng Gu Hua – A Small Town Called Hibiscus Li Guowen – Spring in Winter
2nd (1985)	Li Zhun – The Yellow River Flows to the East Zhang Jie – Leaden Wings Liu Xinwu – The Wedding Party
3rd (1991)	Lu Yao – Ordinary World Ling Li – Young Emperor Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui – Metropolis Liu Baiyu – The Second Sun Huo Da – The Jade King Xiao Ke – Bloody Heaven (Honorary award) Xu Xingye – Broken Golden Bowl (Honorary award)
4th (1997)	Wang Huo – War and People Chen Zhongshi – White Deer Field Liu Sifen – White Gate Willow Liu Yumin – Unsettled Autumn
5th (2000)	Zhang Ping – The Choice Alai – Red Poppies Wang Anyi – The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Wang Xufeng – Trilogy of the Tea Masters
6th (2005)	Xiong Zhaozheng – Zhang Juzheng Zhang Jie – Wordless Chu Chunqiu – Sky of History Liu Jianwei – Heroic Time Zong Pu – Eastern Concealment
7th (2008)	Jia Pingwa – The Shaanxi Opera Chi Zijian – The Last Quarter of the Moon Mai Jia – In the Dark Zhou Daxin – The Sons of Red Lake
8th (2011)	Zhang Wei – On the Plateau Liu Xinglong – The Sky Dwellers Mo Yan – Frog Bi Feiyu – Massage Liu Zhenyun – Someone to Talk To
9th (2015)	Ge Fei – Jiangnan Trilogy Wang Meng – The Scenery Around Here Li Peifu – Book of Life Jin Yucheng – Blossoms Su Tong – Shadow of the Hunter
10th (2019)	Liang Xiaosheng - The Human World Xu Huaizhong - That Which Can't Be Washed Away Xu Zechen - Northward Chen Yan - The Protagonist Li Er - Brother Ying Wu
11th (2023)	Yang Zhijun - The Snow Mountain and the Homeland Qiao Ye - Baoshui Village Liu Liangcheng - Bomba Sun Ganlu - A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains Dong Xi - Ripples in the Lake