Zhang Guangxing was born in Luoyang City, Henan Province. After graduating from South-West University of Political Science and Law, he has been working at Law Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as an editor for Chinese Journal of Law. He has acted as deputy chief-editor and director of the Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Law. His main research areas are civil and commercial law, and he has participated in the drafting of the Contract Law and the Civil Code. He has published many academic works, including: General Principle of Debt Law; Research on Real Law, Entering into the Era of Right and Debt; Rights in China Civil Law.