Noted in the United States for his research on the Chinese bronze age (2000 to 500 B.C., during the Hsia, Shang and Chou dynasties), Chang himself avers that "my field of expertise is the archaeology of Taiwan." His explanation is simple: "That's where I'm from!"
在美以研究青銅器時代（主要為夏、商、周三代，約在公元前二千年到五百年之間）知名，張光直卻自謂「我的專業是台灣考古」，他的解釋很簡單：「台灣是我的故鄉呀！」