Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/30/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Zhou Weizhi 周巍峙
Musician, Chairman of Chinese Culture Federation
Born: 1916
Biography Highlight
Zhou Weizhi, previously known as Zhou Liangji and He Lishan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Dongtai, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1916, and joined the CPC in 1938. Zhou has held leading Party positions in the Ministry of Culture, and he has served as a member of the Chinese Culture Federation, as well as chairman of the Chinese Academy of Mass Culture. He is the composer of such songs as "Put on the Bayonet" and "Frontline March".
Recent Career Data