"The things remain now, still, endlessly, as if they had no beginning and end. The photo is a kind of existence, also language. Through them, people can know how they lived their past time. This is the photo album in memory of the 16 years of writing career of Qing Shan, also known as Anne Baby. She wrote 16 books in 16 years, with about 180 photos taken by herself. From Anne Baby to Qing Shan, from a wandering woman to a mother, from impromptu word games to a more serious writing career, she is still on the way, still writing, still going on. 事物停留于当下。静止,无尽,仿佛没有始终。 照片是一种存在。是语言。 通过它们,人得以知道自己曾经如何度过过往。 著名作家庆山(安妮宝贝)写作十六年纪念摄影册 十六年,十六本书,180余幅亲摄影像。从安妮宝贝到庆山,从一个游荡的女子到成为母亲,从即兴的文字游戏到天高地远的写作生涯。仍在路上,仍在书写,仍在继续。"
Anni Baobei (安妮宝贝), or Annie Baby, real name Li Jie, is the most talked about and widely read female author in China, nicknamed ‘Flower in the Dark’ since her stories detail the loneliness and isolation of Chinese urbanites. Her candid yet sensitive reflections on contemporary city life have significantly influenced the generation of Chinese readers born during and after the 1980s. ‘I write for kindred souls,’ she once said.
Annie Baobei made her debut with the short story collection Goodbye Vivien, which sold over half a million copies, and followed up with the bestselling novels The Flower across the Bank and Two and Three Matters.
Her current bestselling novel, Lotus, is an emotionally charged love story set in Tibet. It has sold over half a million copies, and was the bestselling novel in China for weeks after it was published. She lives in Beijing, writing novels and essays as well as contributing regularly to Chinese magazines including Harvest, Writers and Elle.
2014年6月16日,安妮宝贝在她个人的微博上宣布,“安妮宝贝”改笔名“庆山”。 In 2014, Annie Baobei announced on her Weibo, "Anni Baobei changes pen name into Qing Shan"