Zuo Taibei, 1940 was born in the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Matian County, Shanxi Province in May. She is the only daughter of Zuo Quan and Liu Zhilan, former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army. (Because she was born in Liao County, a part of Taihang Mountain, called Taibei District. Peng named Liu Bocheng's child Zuo Taibei, but suggested naming him Zuo Taibei.

Zuo Taibei graduated from Harbin Institute of Military Engineering and worked in the State Economic Commission, the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Space and other departments. He used to be the deputy director of the planning department of aviation industry corporation of china.

Retired in 2000.