Биография

Yong Zhang is a “100 Young Professor” and Ph.D. Supervisor at the College of Media and International Culture, Zhejiang University. His research focuses on African film studies and he has published three books: Uhuru: The Story of Tanzania-Zambia Railway (2019), Africans in China: Stories of Intercultural Communication (2021), and Image of Africa in Film: From International Vision to Chinese Narration (2023). He has conducted field research in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and other African countries. He is also a documentary film director. His works include “Africans in Yiwu”, “TAZARA: A Journey Without An End”, and “China-Africa Factory”.