In the 1920s , he , Li , Wu and the educator Cai Yuanpei were known as the fiercely anti-Communist Four Elders of the Chinese Nationalist Party .
Zhang gave generous financial support to Sun Yat - sen and was an early patron of Chiang Kai - shek .
In the 1920s , Zhang , Li , Wu and the educator Cai Yuanpei were known as the fiercely anti-Communist Four Elders of the Chinese Nationalist Party .
Zhang gave generous financial support to Sun Yat - sen and was an early patron of Chiang Kai - shek .