Zhang Xueliang’s name means learning from Zhang Liang, so it is related to Zhang Liang. Zhang Xueliang’s father, Zhang Zuolin, admired Zhang Liang very much and hoped that his eldest son, whom he valued, would be as wise as Zhang Liang, so he named his eldest son Zhang Xueliang. Hope he can learn from Zhang Liang. Later, Wu Peifu heard that Zhang Xueliang had no calligraphy, so he told Zhang Zuolin that since he wanted him to learn from Zhang Liang, he should call him Hanqing. Because Zhang Liang was a minister of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zuolin agreed, so Zhang Xueliang was called Hanqing.
Zhang Xueliang’s younger brother Zhang Xueming was named Xiqing, his third brother Zhang Xuezeng was named Yuanqing, and his fourth brother Zhang Xuesi was named Shuqing. They all came from Hanqing. Later, General Zhang Xuesi also used Zhang Shuqing when he was engaged in underground work. as a pseudonym.
Zhang Xueliang (June 3, 1901 - October 14, 2001), nicknamed Yi'an, and his nicknames were Shuangxi and Xiaoliuzi. Han nationality, native of Dongfeng Town, Dawa County, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, was born in Zhangjiawobao Village, Ejia Village, Huandong Town, Tai'an County, Anshan City, Liaoning Province (formerly known as Zhanjiawopu, Sangzilin), a general of the National Revolutionary Army and leader of the warlord Zhang Zuolin The eldest son, a famous patriotic general in modern China.
In 1920, he graduated from the Army Lecture Hall of the Three Northeastern Provinces and held important positions in the Fengtian Army. After the "Huanggutun Incident", he succeeded him as the Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Security Army, refusing to be coaxed by the Japanese. Adhering to the "Northeast Changing Flag" has contributed to the reunification of the motherland and national unity. Later he served as deputy commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China and a first-class army general. After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek and his son were put under house arrest for a long time. He regained personal freedom in 1990 and left Taiwan to live in Hawaii, the United States in 1995. He died of illness in Honolulu on October 14, 2001 at the age of 101.
Zhang Xueliang actively advocated resistance to Japan and opposed civil war. Together with General Yang Hucheng, he launched the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries, promoted the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and formed an anti-Japanese national united front. In addition, he was suave and one of the four most handsome men in the Republic of China, and was known as the "Young Marshal". His love affair with Miss Zhao Si also became a good story.