Zhang Shaohua was born in Beijing in 1946 in a difficult family, her father died of illness at an early age, the family had nine children to support, and her mother alone could not support the family's livelihood. 
For this reason, Zhang's mother had to entrust Zhang Shaohua, who was only 3 years old, to her grandmother to raise. Zhang Shaohua's grandmother is a very strong, optimistic woman who loves life, even if life is stretched, she can always use singing and watching dramas to relieve loneliness. Under the influence of his grandmother, Zhang Shaohua has shown a strong interest in singing and a good talent since he was a child. 
Perhaps, it was this interest that changed the trajectory of her future life. At the age of 13, Zhang Shaohua was admitted to the China Ping Theater with his natural talent for singing and opera, and began his career in performing arts. For her, as a child, being selected for the theater not only fills her stomach and reduces the burden on her family, but also for her dream - she hopes to completely change her poor fate through drama. 
In the 6 years of commenting on the theater, although Zhang Shaohua worked hard, her various attempts to transform from Tsing Yi to Lao Dan did not seem to bring a breakthrough in her career. When Xin Fengxia had become a well-known drama actor in the same period, Zhang Shaohua's career and fame did not improve at all, and she could only struggle in the theater. 
In 1966, the "revolution without gunpowder" that took place in Chinese society swept in, bringing drastic changes and pain to the fate of countless people. In this movement, known as "**", many performing arts workers have been brutally criticized and attacked. Xin Fengxia is one of the victims. As a popular drama actor, she should have stood at the peak of her career and fame, enjoying the cheers and flowers of the audience. However, she was branded as a "reactionary academic authority" during the Cultural Revolution and became the target of criticism. 
Zhang Shaohua is one of the people who participated in the criticism of her. Zhang Shaohua, who was struggling with the theater at the time, didn't know if she was instigated by anything, she led the team to break through the door of Xin Fengxia's house and copied Xin Fengxia's home to the bottom. This sudden blow plunged Xin Fengxia's life into a trough. Not only was her reputation discredited and her career all failed, but she was also greatly hurt physically and mentally, and finally had to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair without dignity. 
And the cause of all this comes from the criticism of Zhang Shaohua and others back then. Many years later, this past incident has become a lifelong knot in Zhang Shaohua's heart. Although time has passed, she has also achieved the peak of her acting career in her later years, but because she has never officially apologized to Xin Fengxia, this history will always be shrouded behind her glamorous career and become a stain. 
Until Zhang Shaohua's death in 2021, he did not re-communicate with Xin Fengxia's family and apologized for the mistakes he made during the Cultural Revolution. After experiencing the ups and downs of his career in the context of the Cultural Revolution, it was not until the 1970s that Zhang Shaohua really gained a firm foothold and became a full-time actor at the China Ping Theater. 
Although the income is still very low, it is not easy for Zhang Shaohua to have a stable job at that time. In order to make ends meet, she would hand over most of her salary to her family to help her siblings ease their burdens. It was also in the Ping Theater that Zhang Shaohua met Zhang Huibao, who was destined to join hands with her for the rest of his life. They love and respect each other, and soon enter into marriage and live a sweet world of two. 
But soon, for more job opportunities, Zhang Shaohua and her husband had to go out on tour frequently, and they had little time to take care of their son. For this reason, they can only choose to hand over their newborn child to Zhang Shaohua's mother to raise. In the blink of an eye, 14 years have passed. When his son reached the age of 14, Zhang Shaohua ended his long tour and really lived with him. 
However, the children who have lacked companionship over the years have long lost their affection and understanding with their mothers. Zhang Shaohua later tried his best to make up for this regret, but fortunately, this estrangement did not last long. In 1993, 47-year-old Zhang Shaohua set foot in the film and television industry for the first time in the TV series "Wuyi Immortal World" and played a small role. This became an opportunity for her transformation.
Since then, Zhang Shaohua has frequently played the role of family members in some popular TV series, such as mother, grandmother, etc. Especially after 2010, with many hit dramas such as "My Ugly Girl", Zhang Shaohua, an ordinary old lady, shined on the screen and successfully transformed into a "national old drama bone", and is also a household name in the homes of ordinary audiences.
Although Zhang Shaohua has successfully created one after another family members who are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people on the screen and has become a "national old drama bone", in real life, she does not have the frame of a star, but is as simple and humble as ordinary people. Away from the camera, Zhang Shaohua continued to live with his wife in a 40-square-meter old house on Tianqiao Street in Beijing, where he lived for decades. Their lives are so simple that no netizen can imagine that she is the popular "national mother" in the TV series.
After their son got married and had children, Zhang Shaohua and her husband devoted all their energy to helping take care of their grandchildren, and they were very busy. However, behind this enviable happy life, there has always been a regret that Zhang Shaohua could not let go of - the things she did to Xin Fengxia during the Cultural Revolution.
In 2017, Xin Fengxia's son publicly questioned Zhang Shaohua's behavior in criticizing his mother, hoping that she could officially apologize. But until his death in 2021, the old artist did not re-communicate with Xin Fengxia's family and atone for what he did.
This became the last unsatisfactory knot in the life of Zhang Shaohua, who was old and strong. Although she has high popularity and popularity on the screen, because of that history that cannot be revealed, the aura of "Virtue and Art Shuangxin" has faded a little after all. As an actor, although she has interpreted many classic mother roles in the play, in reality, she also owes her blood.