He described more than 140 new species and circumscribed three genera, published more than 150 research papers, was chief editor or co-editor for twelve books, and wrote two monographs on the Boletaceae of China.

His final book, "Dictionary of the Families and Genera of Chinese Cryptogamic (Spore) Plants" was co-authored with his wife, Professor Xinjiang Li.

[1] Zang was largely responsible for the establishment of the Cryptogamic Herbarium of the Kunming Institute of Botany.

[1] Personal interests of Zang included painting, calligraphy, and stamp collecting.

[1] Among the awards won by Mu Zang include:[1] Zang was associate director of the Key Laboratory of Mycology and Lichenology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the vice president of the Mycological Society of China.