Zhang Feng

Zhang Feng (1936–2021) was a Chinese popular-science writer and translator from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He graduated from the Department of Biology at Peking University in 1963 and later served as deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine Fossils and editor-in-chief of China Agricultural Science and Technology Press. A member of the Chinese Writers Association, he devoted himself to writing and translating works on animals, with representative titles including The Call of the Chimpanzees, Three Ape Girls, and The Mysterious Black Ape Kingdom. Six of his works are held in this collection, spanning such varied subjects as psychological and educational measurement, a textbook for the national unified legal profession qualification examination, CMOS analog-to-digital converter design and simulation, the geological wonders of Chongqing, a field practice guide to zoology in the Xiaowutai Mountains, and the biographical work Northwest Red Star. His writing thus covers popular science, technical application, and exam preparation.