, ▁the ▁love ▁child ▁of ▁social ite ▁Tan ▁X ue q ing ▁and ▁Chen ▁Du , ▁son ▁of ▁General ▁Chen ▁T ia oy uan . ▁She ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁General ▁Chen ' s ▁friend , ▁educ ator ▁and ▁states man ▁Z hang ▁Sh iz ha o . ▁Her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁four ▁years ▁later , ▁Z hang ▁entered ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Foreign ▁Studies ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁Career ▁Z hang ▁first ▁met ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁She ▁started ▁to ▁know ▁him ▁and ▁translate ▁English ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁less ons ▁ab rupt ly ▁stopped ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁began ▁taking ▁shape . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Z hang ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁China ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁where ▁she ▁began ▁her ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁and ▁attended ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁land mark ▁meet ings , ▁including ▁the ▁ones ▁with ▁N ixon , ▁when ▁the ▁countries ▁began ▁rest oring ▁diplom atic ▁relations . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Z hang ▁married ▁her ▁first ▁husband ▁Hong ▁Jun yan ▁( <0xE6> <0xB4> <0xAA> 君 彦 ), ▁a ▁P ek ing ▁University ▁professor , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Z hang ▁and ▁Hong ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Hung ▁Hu ang , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁media ▁figure . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁mem