Zhang founded Tang Dynasty in February 1989 with Ding Wu and Kaiser Kuo, serving as the band's lead vocalist until mid-1991.
His apartment served as a gathering place for musicians, and was where the members of Tang Dynasty ate and slept from October 1989 through May 1990.
[1] Zhang also contributed the majority of bass tracks on The Face's debut album, The Instinct of Fire, released in 1995.
[2] Zhang's funeral took place on October 26, 1995, at Lianggezhuang Palace in the Western Qing tombs, and was attended by a roster of famous Beijing rock musicians, including his own Tang Dynasty bandmates.
[9] Eventually, Tang Dynasty replaced Zhang with Breathing bassist Gu Zhong, who has since served as the group's bass player.