Zhang Yanfei is currently a researcher under the "Hundred Talents Program" at the School of History, Zhejiang University (ZJU). She concurrently serves as a researcher at the Research Center for Confucian Business and East Asian Civilization an academic advisor at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, a mentor at the Qizhen Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab of Zhejiang University, and Deputy Secretary-General of the Hangzhou Ancient Capital Culture Research Association. Her main research area is history of Chinese thought, with a focus on the conflict and fusion between Confucianism and the regional cultures of Wuyue and Jingchu during the pre-Qin to Wei-Jin periods. She is also dedicated to digital humanities research and host the "Intelligent Imperial Examination Platform" project. She is also dedicated to digital humanities research and hosts the "Intelligent Imperial Examination Platform" project. His German-language monograph,  Das Motiv des Yuejueshu: Analyse des Buches aus geschichtlichem, literarischem und philosophischem Blick , has been published.