Zhang Zeduan styled himself Zhengdao.He went to study in the imperial capital in his early years.Later he transferred to painting.He held office in the Impearl Academy of Classical Learning.
张择端,字正道,东武人,幼好读书,早年游学京师,后学绘画,供职于翰林书院,其画专工界画宫室,尤擅舟车、市肆、梁、街衢、城郭,自成一家。