Zhang Xuefeng was born in November 1962. In July 1985, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in archaeology from the School of History at Nanjing University. In June 1988, he completed his master’s degree in ancient Chinese history at the same institution and continued to work there as a faculty member. From April 1993 to March 2001, he pursued his doctoral studies at Kyoto University in Japan and earned a doctorate in literature (oriental history) from that university. Currently, Zhang serves as a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Archaeology and Cultural Relics at the School of History of Nanjing University. He also holds other roles, including as the vice president of the Historical Association of Wei-jin and Southern and Northern Dynasty of China, a director of the Tang Dynasty Institute of China, the executive vice president of the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Six Dynasties Research, a member of the Professional Committees on Archaeology from the Three Kingdoms to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a council member of the Nanjing Museum Administration, a member of the Expert Committee of the Nanjing Archaeological Research Institute, and a member of the Academic Committee of Suzhou Museum, as well as a visiting professor at Kyoto University. His research focus includes archaeological and historical studies in the Han and Tang Dynasties as well as the history of cultural exchanges in ancient East Asia. His major publications include The Eastern Jin Dynasty Culture, The History of Chinese Tombs, and Archaeological and Historical Studies of the Han and Tang Dynasties. He has published over 100 academic papers and translated more than 30 publications.