Born December 1939 in Xinji, Hebei, Zhang Yanjin (張燕瑾) is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Capital Normal University (首都師範大學). His works include Zhongguo Xi Ju Shi  (A History of Chinese Opera) (中國戲劇史), Zhongguo Xi Ju Shi Lun Ji (A Collection of Essays on the History of Chinese Opera) (中國戲曲史論集), Zhongguo Su Wen Xue Shi (A History of Popular Literature in China) (中國俗文學史), Er Shi Shi Ji Zhongguo Wen Xue Yan Jiu (A Study of 20^th Century Chinese Literature) (二十世紀中國文學研究) (as chief editor for this work in ten volumes and 12 books), Zhongguo Gu Dai Xi Qu Zhuan Ti (Special Topics on Ancient Chinese Opera) (中國古代戲曲專題), Zhongguo Gu Dai Xiao Shuo Zhuan Ti (Special Topics on Ancient Novels) (中國古代小說專題), Yuan Qu San Bai Shou (300 Songs from Yuan Theater Plays) (元曲三百首), Song Ci San Bai Shou (300 Song Ci) (宋詞三百首), Song Ci Xuan Xi (An Analysis of Selected Song Ci) (宋詞選析) and Tang Shi Xuan Xi (An Analysis of Selected Tang Poetry) (唐詩選析).