Tang Tianji (1904-1989) was born in Anren County of Hunan Province. In 1925, he joined the Communist Youth League of China and went to Huangpu Military Academy in the same year. He became a member of the CPC in 1926 and involved himself in the Northern Expedition (1926-1927), Southern Hunan Uprising (1928), Jinggang Mountain Fighting and the Long March (1934-1936). During the Anti-Japanese War, he held the posts of the guerrilla Commander in Shanxi and Henan areas, the commander of the 4th Military Section of the Taiyue Military Region. During the Liberation War, he worked as the vice political commissar of the first Corps belonging to the Northeastern Field Army and director of Changchun Military Management Committee. After the establishment of PRC, he worked as the commander of the Hunan Military Region, and the vice-minister of the General Logistics. 1955, he was conferred the Senior-General military title and awarded the first-rank Bayi Medal, the first-rank Independence and Freedom Medal and the first-rank Liberation Medal. He was also a member of the 2nd and 3rd National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the 7th Standing Committee, a delegate to the 4th National People's Conference, a member of the 5th NPC Standing Committee, and a delegate to the 7th National Congress of CPC. He was also elected the member of Standing Committee of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC during the third plenum of the 11th Party Congress.