The deep connection between the artist and the migrant labourers explains the endurance of this object matter in his art. Zhang Dali symbolises ethnicity and humanity, the ephemeral and permanent, reality and historical memory. His subjects became the ‘medium’ which is used by the artist to transfer the constantly changing information to the public: an individualized visual vocabulary. On the situation in China during its constant evolution, the migrants provide the physical strength in the cities and were turning into material. Their humanity has been taken away from them for the materialistic evolution of the country.
Uhusiano wa kina kati ya msanii na wafanyakazi wahamiaji unaeleza uvumilivu wa jambo hili la kitu katika sanaa yake. Zhang Dali anawakilisha ukabila na ubinadamu, muda mfupi na wa kudumu, ukweli na kumbukumbu ya kihistoria. Masuala yake akawa 'kiwango' ambayo ni kutumika na msanii kuhamisha habari daima kubadilisha kwa umma: mtu binafsi visual msamiati. Katika hali ya China wakati wa mageuzi yake ya daima, wahamiaji kutoa nguvu ya kimwili katika miji na walikuwa kugeuka katika vifaa. Ubinadamu wao umeondolewa kwao kwa ajili ya mageuzi ya kimwili ya nchi.