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Biography Highlight

Zhang Jiyu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Guixi, Jiangxi Province. He was born in 1962 and completed his studies at the Taoist Special Class of China Taoist Association in 1984.

Zhang has extensive involvement with Taoist organizations in China. He served as an executive council member and deputy secretary-general of the China Taoist Association. In 1998, he was elected vice-president of the 6th National Congress of the China Taoist Association. Two years later, he was elected vice-chairman of the 9th All-China Youth Federation.

He was a member of the subcommittee of ethnic and religious affairs of the 8th CPPCC National Committee and a standing committee member of the 9th CPPCC National Committee.

Zhang is the author of "A Common Origin of Taoism on Both Side of Taiwan Straits."

Recent Career Data

2000—	Vice-Chairman, All-China Youth Federation
1998—	Vice-President, China Taoist Association
1998—2003	Member, 9th CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee
1993—1998	Member, 8th CPPCC, National Committee
1993—1998	Member, CPPCC, Subcommittee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs
1988—1993	Member, 7th CPPCC, National Committee