Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the West. She was born in the 1950s. At the age of 19, Chi entered a medical college in 1969. After she graduated, she worked as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved literature better she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose writing as her profession (职业).
During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 19909, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were about the lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has reached a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a great honor Life Show is one of her representative (有代表性的) works and it has been translated into many languages The story shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.
Chi says, "Writers don't need to be anyone, but they should be able to understand everyone." So she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (阶层).
