Chang Hsien-ping was born in 1943 in Wanli Township, Miaoli County. His father and grandfather were both weavers who made hats and mats from mat rush and small-flower umbrella sedge.
張憲平，一九四三年生於苗栗苑裡，祖父與父親皆從事藺草（鹹草）的帽蓆編織工藝。