Ling Tong
Zhang's uncle, who specialized in playing Zhu Bajie, had the stage name "Qi Ling Tong" (). Zhang's elder brother used the stage name "Xiao Liu Ling Tong" (), which means "Little Six Year Old Child", or "Six Year Old Child, Junior". The role of Sun Wukong was originally offered to Zhang's elder brother, but because his brother died of leukemia in 1966, Zhang inherited his father's legacy instead. He changed his stage name slightly, to "Liu Xiao Ling Tong", which still means "Little Six Year Old Child".