Sheng Hui, a writer and an art critic, was born in Yixing, Jiangsu province in 1978. His main works include the novel Bai Mang, the story collection Moonlight in the Water Tank and the essay collection A Wind in the Past. His writing has appeared in October, People’s Literature and other major publications, and some of his works have been translated into English, Russian, Japanese, Hungarian and Mongolian. He is the vice chair of the Foshan Writers Association.