About the Author

Wu Xiaotong is a talented young writer of historical fiction from the Affiliated High School of Peking University.

Her publications include I Want to Be Your Kindred Spirit and My World is Never Solitary Because of You. In her writings she portrays famous characters in Chinese history while displaying traditional patriotism and the noble soul of ancient Chinese intellectuals with delicate touch, sincerity, and a unique perspective. Her essays are profound and elegant, full of allusions and lines from sages and renowned literary figures such as Confucius, Mencius, Guiguzi, Wang Bo, Wang Changling, Li Qingzhao and Master Hong Yi. As a fourteen-year-old student, she is adept at using her knowledge of ancient Chinese literature and applying it to her writing. Her immersion in this treasure of history, her rich imagination, and her respect for the ethos and the culture of China, mark her as a writer of an ability far in advance of her years.