Jiang Fangzhou

Jiang was born on October 27, 1989, in Xiangfan (now Xiangyang), Hubei, to Shang Ailan [zh], a middle school Chinese teacher and writer.

Jiang published her first book, Unlatched the Window onto the Paradise (Chinese: 打开天窗), when she was 9; the book was later adapted for a comic book. Her other works include We are Growing (Chinese: 正在发育), a novel in 2001; Preadolescence (Chinese: 青春前期) in May 2002; Look over Here (Chinese: 都往我这儿看) in October 2002; I am an Animal (Chinese: 我是动物), a long fairy tale in October, 2003, later adapted for a stage play; The True Story of the Mischievous Child (Chinese: 邪童正史), a collection of her column articles in The Beijing News and Southern Metropolis Daily, in October 2004; The Rainbow Rider (Chinese: 骑彩虹者) in July 2006; Number One Schoolgirl (Chinese: 第一女生) in July 2007; and Features of Rumors (Chinese: 谣言的特点) in January 2009.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Jiang lived in Tokyo, as part of an exchange program organized by the Japan Foundation for International Exchange.^[1] She wrote about her experience in Tokyo One Year.^[1]