About the author

Zhang Zhan is a Chinese author of books. Public information about him is limited, and his dates of birth and death, nationality, and English name are unknown. The library holds two of his works, dealing respectively with culture and design. From Dunhuang to Samarkand traces the history and cultural exchange along the Silk Road, showing the author's interest in regional civilizations, while Research on the Development of Design Systems turns to the field of design and examines how design systems took shape and evolved. The two books span quite different fields, one focusing on historical and cultural narrative and the other on design research, which reflects the author's combination of humanistic perspective and professional analysis. His writing emphasizes the organization of knowledge and the presentation of contextual threads in plain language. Because verifiable background information is scarce, his life experience and writing phases are difficult to outline, and readers may come to know the issues he addresses and his manner of expression through the two works mentioned above.

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Publishers

Shanghai Jiao Tong University PressJiuzhou Press