A photo of Ms. Zhang Youlan.

Zhang Youlan graduated from Xianning University (Hubei Province) in 2008 with a major in Chinese Language and Literature. She received her master’s degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Yunnan Normal University in 2011. While pursuing her master’s degree, she worked as a part-time teacher at Yunnan University and Yunnan Normal University. She joined the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School at Kunming in 2010 as a part-time teacher. She has taught the Kunming Impressions and Business Chinese courses. Zhang Youlan has a keen interest in literature, music and traveling, and she is passionate about teaching and introducing Chinese culture to international students.