On October 2, 2025, just a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, students in Professor Xin Zhang’s CHIN 320: Chinese Popular Culture class enjoyed two special learning opportunities.

In the morning, the class welcomed guest speaker, Peng Han, who delivered an engaging lecture titled “A Brief Introduction to Chinese Pop Music in Taiwan and Its Influence on Pop Music in Mainland China.” The talk provided valuable historical and cultural perspectives on the development of Chinese popular music.

In the afternoon, the class had the honor of hosting Ms. Barbara Tannenbaum, the Cleveland Museum of Art Curator of Photography and Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. Ms. Tannenbaum shared her expertise on the exhibition Refocusing Photography: China at the Millennium, offering students new insights into contemporary Chinese art and photography.