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Biography

Zhang Daning, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianjin. He was born in 1944.

A specialist on nephrosis and a professor, Zhang hails from a long line of traditional medicine practitioners. In fact, he is a member of a five-generation family that has pursued traditional Chinese medicine.

His leadership positions have been primarily concentrated in his hometown of Tianjin. He served as the vice-president and director of the research chamber for nephrodystrophy and geriatrics at Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He was also vice-chairman of the Tianjin branch of the All-China Youth Federation.

Zhang is the president of the International Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Nephrodystrophy . He also served as the vice-chairman of the China Association for Promoting Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1993, he became the chairman of a traditional medicine foundation named in his honor.

Zhang‘s research has focused on nephrodystrophy. He established a theory on heart-kidney axis systems. As a result of his research, he has won several national awards for traditional Chinese medicine. In 1990, Zhang lectured in Taiwan.
In 1997, he became the vice-chairman of the 12th Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party Central Committee.