His table tennis skills started in the difficult years of New China, and his table tennis spirit inspired a generation of entrepreneurial passion. On February 24th, 2004, Economic Daily made an important special report with a full page. His encounter and bold contact with American athlete Cohen laid the cornerstone of "table tennis diplomacy" and made table tennis truly become our "national ball". He made outstanding contributions to "small ball turning into big ball", fulfilled the dreams and pursuits of several generations, and created a myth that no one can surpass so far.
1940, from Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. /kloc started practicing table tennis at the age of 0/0, joined the table tennis team of Beijing Children's Palace Amateur Sports School at the age of 0/4, and won the men's singles championship in Beijing Youth Table Tennis Competition at the age of 0/5.
1957 National Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles champion.
1958, 17 years old to join the Beijing table tennis team. Good physical fitness, using a unique fast break style in the middle and near Taiwan, fast and steady. At the end of the same year, he was selected for the national youth table tennis team. /kloc-participated in the Scandinavian International Table Tennis Championships at the end of 0/959 and won the men's singles championship. He won the men's team and men's doubles championships with his companions. 196 1 won the men's singles title in the 26th World Table Tennis Championships and the third place in men's doubles (in cooperation with Li Furong), and was one of the main players of the China table tennis team that won the men's team title.
1963 won the men's singles championship in the 27th World Table Tennis Championships, and was one of the main players of China Table Tennis Team who won the men's team championship.
1964 was elected as a deputy to the Third National People's Congress.
65438-0965, the men's singles, men's doubles (in cooperation with Xu Yinsheng) and mixed doubles in the 28th World Table Tennis Championships (in cooperation with Liang Lizhen), is one of the main players of China Table Tennis Team who won the men's team championship.
197/kloc-0 won the runner-up in men's doubles at the 3 1 world table tennis championship (in cooperation with Liang Geliang) in, and was one of the main players of China table tennis team who won the men's team championship. He has made outstanding contributions to the cause of table tennis in China.
197 1 April, participated in the 3 1 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan. He took great risks and bravely made friends with American athlete Cohen, and was praised by Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou (Chairman Mao used "small ball to turn into big ball"), which opened the door to Sino-US friendship. This is the "ping-pong diplomacy" that shocked China and foreign countries and served mankind.
1973 was elected as the 10th Central Committee member.
1974 to 1976 as the director of the state sports commission.
1975 was elected as the representative of the Fourth National People's Congress.
65438-0984 Table Tennis Coach of Beijing Children's Palace.
In 2000, Zhuang Zedong Table Tennis School was established in Jinan, Shandong Province and served as the principal.
20021October 30th, 10, Zhuang Zedong International Table Tennis Club was established.
At the end of 2003, Taiyuan Zhuang Zedong Table Tennis Club was established.
In early 2004, Zhuang Zedong Beijing Information Consulting Center was established.
In May 2004, Zhuang Zedong Table Tennis Club was established in Zichuan, Shandong.
On June 2, 2005, Zhuang Zedong International Cultural Development Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing.
On June 22nd, 2007, he was hired as the head coach by China Star Table Tennis Team. Zhuang Zedong's legendary life is not only because he is a world champion, but also because the famous "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" brought glory and ups and downs to his life. In this regard, he himself quoted the story of "a blessing in disguise, how to know that it is not a blessing" as a comment.
Regarding the "ping-pong diplomacy" between China and the United States, Zhuang Zedong said: "It's just that ping-pong has the honor to become a pawn in the national diplomatic strategy. The time is ripe for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, which is an inevitable condition for creating this period of history. Table tennis is only an accidental factor. Otherwise, China's table tennis, no matter how powerful, can't hit the other hemisphere. I am honored to be this' chess piece', but this is actually the glory of the table tennis community in China and the glory of all table tennis fans in China. "
Table tennis played the role of "icebreaker" in the history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. At that time, the "thawing" of Sino-US relations needed an opportunity.
After learning that Zhuang Zedong and American table tennis player Cohen were "polite", Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai immediately decided to invite the American table tennis team to visit China, thus starting the "table tennis diplomacy" of "small ball pushing big ball". Zhuang Zedong even got praise from Mao Zedong: "He not only plays well, but also knows diplomacy. This person has a little political mind. "
197 1 year, 3 1 World Table Tennis Championships was held in Nagoya, Japan. American athlete Cohen got on the bus in China by mistake. Zhuang Zedong greeted Cohen and gave him a gift. In an era when Sino-US relations have not been repaired, such a move has quickly become the focus of world attention. Journalists from all over the world have taken photos and reported pictures and texts.
The "thawing" of Sino-US relations needed an opportunity at that time. Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai attached great importance to the exchanges between Zhuang Zedong and American players, and immediately made a decision to invite the American table tennis team to visit China, thus starting the "table tennis diplomacy" of "small ball pushing big ball". Zhuang Zedong was even praised by Mao Zedong. "He can not only play well, but also engage in diplomacy. This person has a little political mind. "
Ping-pong diplomacy refers to a cultural event in which 197 1 China invited the American table tennis team. Zhuang Zedong, a table tennis player at that time, played an important role in it. 197 1 During the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, Zhuang Zedong's friendly action opened a story of "table tennis diplomacy" in the face of Coase, an American table tennis player who took the wrong bus. "Ping-pong diplomacy" successfully broke the ice of Sino-US relations and contributed to the then US President Nixon's visit to China. 1972, a table tennis delegation from China led by Zhuang Zedong was invited to visit the United States to compete with American players in the White House Rose Garden, and was received by US President Nixon.