Zhang Zhidong (1837 September 2-19091kloc-0/October 4), also known as "Shuai", was called "Zhang Xiangshuai" by everyone. A famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty and a representative of the Westernization School in the Qing Dynasty. Born in Xingyi, Guizhou, his ancestral home is Nanpi, Cangzhou, Hebei. Xianfeng two years (1852), 16 years old, Shuntianfu altogether, Tongzhi two years (1863), 27 years old, the third champion of flower exploration, was awarded the editing of imperial academy. He has been teaching, reading, lecturing, bachelor of cabinet, governor of Shanxi, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, governor of Huguang and governor of Liangjiang (acting for many times).

Zhang Zhidong was the leader of Liu Qing in his early years and later became the main representative of the Westernization School.

In education, he founded Ziqiang School, Sanjiang Normal School, Hubei Agricultural School, Hubei Wuchang Mengyang Academy, Hubei Craft School, Ci 'en School (Nanpi No.1 Middle School) and Guangya Academy. Politically, it advocates that "middle school is the body and western learning is the use". In industry, Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine and Hubei Gun Works have been established. When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded, Dagubao fell, and Zhang Zhidong, together with Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, negotiated with the consul in Shanghai about "mutual insurance in the southeast" and suppressed the self-defense uprising of the reformists such as Tang, Gui Lin and Qin Lishan. In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (1908), he died the following year in order to take care of the life of the Jin Taizi Taibao. There are complete works of Zhang Wenxiang. Zhang Zhidong, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo were called "four famous ministers" in the late Qing Dynasty.