Zhang Ailing, a modern Chinese writer, whose real name is Zhang Ying, was born in a imitation Western-style mansion built in the late Qing Dynasty at No. 313 Megen Road in the West District of the Shanghai Public Concession. Zhang Ailing's family background is prominent. Her grandfather Zhang Peilun was a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty, and her grandmother Li Jucou was the eldest daughter of Li Hongzhang, an important official in the imperial court. Zhang Ailing created a large number of literary works throughout her life. Genres include novels, essays, film scripts, and literary treatises, and her letters have also been studied as part of the body of work. In 1944, Zhang Ailing met the writer Hu Lancheng and dated her. In 1973, Eileen Chang settled in Los Angeles. On September 8, 1995, Eileen Chang's landlord found her dead in her apartment on Rochester Avenue in Westwood, California. She was 75 years old. Her death was caused by arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
Debut: the short story "Farewell My Concubine" written when he was 17, the short story collection "Legend" (which includes the novella "Love in a Fallen City"), the novel "Half Life" and "The Red Earth" Love" "Little Reunion" Poetry "Rain" Academic work "A Nightmare in Red Mansions"