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Zhang was originally from Liaoyang. He was appointed to head an investiture mission to Ryûkyû in [[1654]], but the mission was ultimately called off on account of the maritime threat of the [[Taiwan]]-based [[Ming loyalists]] [[Zheng Zhilong]] and [[Zheng Chenggong]].

Zhang was originally from Liaoyang. He was appointed to head an investiture mission to Ryûkyû in [[1654]], but the mission was ultimately called off on account of the maritime threat of the [[Taiwan]]-based [[Ming loyalists]] [[Zheng Zhilong]] and [[Zheng Chenggong]].

Zhang and his embassy traveled to Ryûkyû successfully in 1663. They arrived unannounced, creating some difficulties for the Ryukyuan court; these difficulties were compounded by the fact that [[Shuri castle]] burned down in [[1660]] and was still in the process of being rebuilt. Ultimately, however, everything went smoothly enough, and the pattern of Chinese-Ryûkyû investiture relations was restored.

Zhang and his embassy traveled to Ryûkyû successfully in 1663. They arrived unannounced, creating some difficulties for the Ryukyuan court; these difficulties were compounded by the fact that [[Shuri castle]] burned down in [[1660]] and was still in the process of being rebuilt. Ultimately, however, everything went smoothly enough, and the pattern of Chinese-Ryûkyû [[investiture]] relations was restored.

While in Ryûkyû, Zhang was asked to have members of his mission train Ryukyuan musicians in Qing music. An official named [[Chen Yi]] thus instructed the crown prince, the son-in-law of the king, and a son of one of the [[Sanshikan]] in the playing of the ''[[zheng]]''.<ref>Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 109.</ref> This is generally said to mark the first introduction of Qing music into the Ryukyuan court.

While in Ryûkyû, Zhang was asked to have members of his mission train Ryukyuan musicians in Qing music. An official named [[Chen Yi]] thus instructed the crown prince, the son-in-law of the king, and a son of one of the [[Sanshikan]] in the playing of the ''[[zheng]]''.<ref>Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 109.</ref> This is generally said to mark the first introduction of Qing music into the Ryukyuan court.