Zhang Changcheng (October 1933-July 1998), a native of Weinan, Shaanxi, was a Banhu artist. He was a national first-class performer, a member of the Chinese Musicians Association, and an honorary advisor to the Shaanxi Banhu Association. ) Director of the Friendship Association, enjoy the special government allowance of the State Council.

Zhang Changcheng learned Banhu from the famous pianist Jing Shengyan at the age of 6, and he became the official pianist of Xiaozhong Opera School in Shaanxi Province at the age of 12.

On October 1, 1949, at the ceremony to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China in the auditorium of Northwest Military and Political University in Wangqu Town, the southern suburb of Xi'an, he created the first Banhu solo form with his self-composed compositions "Embroidered Pouch", "Meihu Concerto" and "Northeast Yangko Dance".

In the early 1950s, a long-term reform of musical instruments began, and the alto banhu was finalized. In 1955, he co-authored and published the first teaching book of Banhu performance theory in my country, "Banhu Performance Method".

From 1956 to before the Cultural Revolution, he accompanied the national art delegation to 26 countries including Asia, Africa, and Europe for visiting performances, making significant contributions to the military's literary and artistic work and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

He is the main creator of Qin Opera "Red Lantern", "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Orphan of Zhao". More than a dozen Banhu tunes were recorded by Chinese record companies in the 1950s and 1960s.

He has trained a large number of professional and amateur Banhu talents both inside and outside the military, including Yuan Ye, Wu Xingshui, Zhao Shunxin, Zhang Zengliang, Chen Shulin, Ji Zhe, Tian Jianhua, Zhang Wei, Zhang Xinhuai, Zhang Qigan, Wang Xin and other students.

He participated in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th literary and art performances of the whole army and won awards. He attended the 4th and 5th National Literary Congress. He was the recipient of the Medal of Liberation. The reception and cordial care of Xiao Hua and other old-generation national leaders.

The deeds of the characters were included in the "Chinese Famous Dictionary: Contemporary Characters Volume" and "Biography of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Musicians".

His representative compositions include "Brother of the Red Army is back" (1959-cooperation), "Qinchuan Prosperous Years" (1964-cooperation), etc.; arrangements include "Embroidered Purse", "Northeast Yangko", "Pair of Flowers" (cooperation) , "Xiuying", etc.; duets include "Pair the Password", "Carrying the Sedan chair", "Double Picking Flowers", "Gong Yu Tune", etc. (all are cooperation).

In the spring of 1953, he participated in the National Public Security Forces theatrical performance in Beijing, and won the second prize of personal performance with songs such as "Embroidered Purse" and "Aunt Wang Wants Peace", and won the third prize.

In 1956, he won the Gold Medal of the Asian-African Youth Festival (Ethiopia) with songs such as "Empty Mountain Birds", "Xiuying" and "Meihu Concerto".

In 1957, he won the gold medal with the highest score of 10 points at the 6th World Youth Festival in Moscow with songs such as "Dianhua" and "Qinqiang Brand Song".

In 1962, he held the "Banhu Special Concert" headed by him in Xi'an.

In 1964, he participated in the music work of the large-scale music and dance epic "The East is Red".

Zhang Changcheng is known for being good at playing the alto banhu. His basic playing skills are solid and comprehensive, and his style is stable, vivid, simple, generous, and full of personality. He is good at integrating northwestern opera and Chinese and foreign bowed stringed instrument performance skills into Banhu music creation and performance. He is characterized by his fast bows being clean and neat, and his timbre like a pearl falling on a jade plate. tireless. Formed the Northwest school represented by him. In the mid-to-late 1950s, the method of pressing a single string with the left hand gradually formed.