A memorial service was held in Beijing on Tuesday morning for Zhang Jin, deputy editor-in-chief of Caixin Media from 2009 to 2017. Zhang died on Dec. 5 at the age of 56. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Zhang’s relatives carry his photo to the memorial hall at the Changping funeral home in Beijing’s Changping district. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

People comfort each other outside the memorial hall. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

One of Zhang’s students holds a flower and elegiac couplets to pay respect to Zhang at the service. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

People holding white flowers mourn Zhang in the memorial hall. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A man bows to mourn. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

People pay their respects to Zhang. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

People stand in front of floral arrangements to bid farewell to Zhang. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Zhang had a more than 30-year career in journalism. In 2015, he created the WeChat platform Dogo to support people suffering from depression. An online memorial service for him will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin