Zhang Decheng | |
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Native name | 张德成 |
Nickname(s) | Number One Boxer |
Born | 1846 Qing Empire |
Died | mid-July, 1900 (aged 53–54) |
Allegiance | Yìhéquán |
Battles/wars | Boxer Rebellion |
Memorials | Memorial Hall of the Boxer Uprising |
Zhang Decheng or Chang De-Cheng (simplified Chinese: 张德成; traditional Chinese: 張德成; pinyin: Zhāng Déchéng; 1846 – late-July 1900) was a Chinese nationalist and leader of the Fists of Harmony and Justice during the Boxer Uprising. Though working as a boatman during his youth, he would spend much of the Boxer Rebellion as a leader of the group he created, the Fists of Harmony and Justice.