Zhang Ping

Zhang Ping (; born November 1953) is a Chinese novelist and politician who served as Vice Governor of Shanxi between January 2008 and January 2013. 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. Biography Zhang was born in Xinjiang County, Shanxi in November 1953. He entered Shanxi Normal University in 1978, majoring in Chinese language at the Department of Chinese Language and Culture, where he graduated in 1982. Zhang started to publish works in 1981. Zhang joined the China Writers Association in 1985. From 1982 to 1986, Zhang worked in Pingyang Literature and Art as an editor.