When he was young, he went to a private school, set fire to his house and was expelled from school. Learn to gamble and smoke when you grow up. He once joined a cult, led his followers to join the lineal warlords, and plundered soldiers in Shaanxi and Henan provinces during the lineal war.

1925 surrendered to the national army and soon left the national army. 1928, Zhang Zongchang failed, and Sun Dianying voluntarily surrendered to the national army. This year, he stole the tombs of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi, and then Sun Dianying paid bribes to the government of the Republic of China, and things just went away.

1930, Yen Hsi-shan and Feng Yuxiang joined forces against Chiang Kai-shek, and Sun Dianying took refuge. Later, Zhang Xueliang supported Chiang Kai-shek, and Sun Dianying took refuge in Zhang Xueliang.

1943, Sun Dianying led his troops to surrender to the Japanese army, used his power to start selling opium, and secretly contacted Chiang Kai-shek.

1945, when the Japanese army surrendered, Sun Dianying defected to Chiang Kai-shek and was exempted from the charge of traitors.

1947, Sun Dianying was captured by the PLA and died of drug addiction.

Commemoration of future generations

Sun Dianying's former residence is located at No.20, Munan Road, Heping District, Tianjin. The building was built in 1930s, and it is an English building with brick and wood structure. It claimed to be his office in Tianjin, but according to historical records, it was actually his stronghold for selling drugs, arms and counterfeit money in Tianjin. The former residence is in the style of British classical architecture. The appearance of the whole building is patchwork and unique, which is more elegant in private villas.

The main entrance on the second floor is the top of the first floor. The main entrance has four bays, and the alternate parts of the entrance are decorated with rope posts for support. The top of the second floor is a three-story balcony, and the planes of the third and fourth floors are concave inward. The eaves are mostly gray camel-colored clear water walls, and the whole building is magnificent, generous and noble. There is a tall fence around the building, which is a self-contained courtyard with strong privacy. The former residence is now used by Luchang Salt Bureau and listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Tianjin.