About the author

Public information about Zhao Feng is relatively limited, yet the breadth of his research interests and writing is notable. Six of his works are held in the collection, spanning social culture, history, popular science, and essays. Among them, Studies on the Restoration of the Han Dynasty Jacquard Loom from Laoguanshan and the Niyan "Five Stars Brocade" and Chinese Textile Archaeology and Scientific Research show his sustained engagement with textile archaeology and the history of technology, with meticulous examinations of looms, brocades, and other material remains. The Silk Road: Past and Present extends his vision to the historical development of Silk Road civilizations. Meanwhile, essayistic works such as A Scientific Notebook of an Earthling, A Thinker's Travels, and Summer Stories reveal his interest in writing for the general public and on everyday themes. Overall, Zhao Feng's writing combines scholarly rigor with accessible exposition, balancing specialized research and popular presentation.

Written (6)

Han Looms Weaving Han Brocade: A Restoration Study of the Laoguanshan Jacquard Loom and the Niya 'Five-Star Brocade' cover
Rating 4.5
Han Looms Weaving Han Brocade: A Restoration Study of the Laoguanshan Jacquard Loom and the Niya 'Five-Star Brocade' 赵丰 / 龙博 Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers · 2025 At the end of 2012, four loom models and related artifacts were unearthed from a Western Han tomb at Laoguanshan in Chengdu. They are the only drawloo…
All Expectations Converge: The Past and Present of the Silk Road cover
Rating 4.0
All Expectations Converge: The Past and Present of the Silk Road 赵丰 The Commercial Press · 2023 Taking the 2020 China National Silk Museum exhibition "Common Ground: The Silk Road Past and Present" as its point of entry, this book features renown…
Scientific Notes of an Earthling cover
Rating 3.6
Scientific Notes of an Earthling 赵丰 Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers · 2023 Earth science began with humanity's most primitive curiosity about the surrounding environment, grew out of humanity's practical understanding and kno…
A Summer Story cover
Rating 2.8
A Summer Story 赵丰 Shaanxi Sanqin Publishing House · 2021 A collection of essays. Through small stories from everyday life, it reflects the world's truth, goodness, and beauty, expressing the author's love of…
Chinese Textile Archaeology and Scientific Research cover
Rating 4.0
Chinese Textile Archaeology and Scientific Research 赵丰 Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers · 2020 The book Chinese Textile Archaeology and Scientific Research is led by researcher Zhao Feng, director of the China National Silk Museum, and jointly w…
A Thinker's Travels cover
Rating 2.9
A Thinker's Travels 赵丰 Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House · 2020 Taking the Silk Road as its material, this book unfurls thought and imagination. Its subject is novel, its approach distinctive, its meaning profound,…

Publishers

Shaanxi Sanqin Publishing HouseShanghai Scientific & Technical PublishersThe Commercial PressTaibai Literature and Art Publishing House