Zhang was born in a simple peasant family, and his ancestral home was Lu 'an, Anhui. He used to be a street child, went to a brick factory, picked up garbage, loved Sanda, and worked as a part-time fitness instructor and tutor. Zhang has no grand goals. He said that for those who use ten dollars to make ten dollars for help, they should make a contribution and comfort them when they have no strength. He lives in a windowless hut 1.8m long and 1m wide. It was here that he founded a website called "Grateful China".