Chi Li

Chi Li
Native name	池莉
Born	May 30, 1957 Xiantao County, Hubei, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Wuhan University
Period	1986 - present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Life Show Comes and Goes Don't Talk about Love

Chi Li
Traditional Chinese	池莉
Simplified Chinese	池莉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chí Lì

Chi Li (born 30 May 1957), born in Xiantao, Hubei Province of China, is a contemporary female Chinese writer. She graduated from department of Chinese literature at Wuhan University in 1986.^[1][2]

Works

Chi Li has written a number of novels, including the following:

• Life Show, a story about the owner of a small restaurant on Jiqing Street in Wuhan. Movie of same name starring Tao Hong, Tao Zeru.
• Comes and Goes, a story of extramarital affairs occurring in Wuhan. TV series of same name starring Pu Cunxin, Lü Liping, Xu Qing, Li Xiaoran.
• Don't Talk about Love and The Sun was Born, adapted into TV series Don't Talk about Love. Two antithetical families took totally different attitudes to their children's love.
• Good Morning, Lady, adapted to a 20-episode TV series of same name.
• Willow Waist

References

1. Hongwei Lu (2006). "TV Romance and Popular Cultural Mood: The Chi Li Phenomenon". The China Review. Chinese University Press. 6 (1): 125 ff. ISSN 1680-2012.
2. "Chi Li, a Special Figure among Chinese Writers". Retrieved 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)