Background
Chang Ch"ung-ho (Zhang Chonghe) was born in Shanghai in 1914, with her ancestral home in Hefei, Anhui.
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Chang Ch"ung-ho (Zhang Chonghe) was born in Shanghai in 1914, with her ancestral home in Hefei, Anhui.
Peking University.
She is hailed as "the last talented woman of the Republic of China" (民國最後一位才女). Her great-grandfather, Zhang Shusheng (張樹聲), was a high-ranking military officer in the Huai Army. Her father, Zhang Wuling (張武齡), was an educator.
Her mother, Lu Ying (陸英), was a housewife.
Her eldest sister, Chang Yuen-ho (張元和. 1907–2003), was a Kunqu expert.
Her second sister, Chang Yun-ho (張允和. 1909–2002), was also a Kunqu expert.
At the age of 21, she was accepted to Peking University.
After graduating from PKU, Chang Ch"ung-ho became an editor for the newspaper Central Daily News. Ch"ung-ho taught at Yale University, Harvard University and 20 other universities, teaching traditional Chinese culture. After the Cultural Revolution, Chang visited Suzhou in 1979.
In the Autumn of 2004, Chang Ch"ung-ho held an exhibition of paintings in Beijing.
On June 17, 2015, Chang Ch"ung-ho died in New Haven, Connecticut, aged 101.