Si Cheng namundag 9 Desyembre 1935 sa Nanjing, Jiangsu, Tsina. Siya naggradwar sa School of Architecture nin Nanjing Institute of Technology (ngonyan parte na kan Southeast University). Kan 1984 si Cheng nagin direktor asin pamayong arkitekto kan Hangzhou Architectural Design Institute. Ginana niya an Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize kan 2004 asin naelihir myembro kan Chinese Academy of Engineering kan 2005. An saiyang mga obra dinamot kinolekta sa 20th-Century World Architecture kan International Union of Architects.