Thirty-nine years ago today, on October 17, 1986 (September 14, 1986 lunar calendar), the film and drama performing artist Zhang Ping passed away. On October 17, 1986, the film and drama performing artist Zhang Ping passed away in Beijing. The actor who was famous in the film industry in the 1950s created more than 40 unforgettable artistic images on the screen. His performances in the films "Iron Warrior", "Storm", "After the Armistice", "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" and the plays "Soldiers in the City", "Fighting the Dragon and Fighting the Tiger" and "Small Citizen" were particularly appreciated by the general audience. Zhang Ping began to engage in revolutionary drama activities in the Shanghai Drama Union Thunder and Lightning Drama Club in 1936, and later went to Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and Lu Yi to study.