Education
He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University (清华附中).
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He attended High School attached to Tsinghua University (清华附中).
Zhang"s father, Zhang Naiqi (章乃器), was one of the founders of the China National Democratic Association, Zhang"s mother is Zhang Caiping (张彩萍). Zhang spent his childhood in his hometown of Beijing. In 1957, Zhang Naiqi, Zhang Bojun (章伯钧), Chu Anping (储安平) and Luo Longji (罗隆基) were picked out as right wingers.
On 8 June 1957, Zhang Naiqi was removed from his posts and taken to be persecuted.
Zhang Lifan was punished because of his father. On 13 May 1977, Zhang Naiqi was died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement.
After the Cultural Revolution, Zhang Lifan was educated in the Institute of Modern History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院近代史研究所).