Zhang Jian

Zhang Jian, born in 1963, is a Chinese scholar whose 16 works are held in this collection. His writing centers on diaries, letters, and literary documents from the late Qing through the modern period. Representative works include The Diary of Mo Youzhi, The Diary of Weng Binsun, Fleas on a Fine Fur Coat: The Daily Troubles of Late Qing Officials, Social Life, Figures, and Literature in Late Qing Diaries, Textual Studies in Modern Literature and Documents, A Study of Official and Actual Ages of Qing Examination Candidates, A Bridge of Transition: A Study of Hu Shi's Diary from His Years Abroad, and Microhistory of Private Records: Multiple Perspectives on Modern Chinese Writers' Diaries. His books span familiar essay, biography, cultural and social culture, history, and literary appreciation. Drawing on private materials such as diaries, he traces social conditions and personal figures and verifies textual sources, combining documentary organization with literary interpretation and offering a detailed, grounded view of modern literati life and mentality.