Zhang Chengzhi

Zhang Chengzhi
Native name
张承志
Born (1948-09-10) 10 September 1948
Beijing, China
OccupationWriter
Period1978 – present
Notable worksHistory of the Soul

Zhang Chengzhi (Xiao'erjing: ﺟْﺎ ﭼْﻊ جِ, born 10 September 1948) is a contemporary Hui Chinese author. Often named as the most influential Muslim writer in China, his historical narrative History of the Soul, about the rise of the Jahriyya (哲合忍耶) Sufi order, was the second-most popular book in China in 1994.

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