Zhang Yao, who was born in Lili, is the patriotic generals of the late Qing Dynasty, fought against Russia and achieve many battle achievements.
In the six years of Tongzhi, the high-ranking military officer of the Central Asian Hakhan Khanate, who invaded China's Kashgar and occupied southern Xinjiang, claimed to be Khan, and his ruling area became the British and Russian colonial sphere of influence. In 1871, Tsarist Russia suddenly rushed to occupy Ili. In the face of violations of the territory of the motherland, Zuo Zongtang was forced to attack Akubo, recover Xinjiang, and resist the invasion of Russia., Zhang Wei went to Xinjiang with Zuo Zongtang, in the name of the Admiral.
