Ann is a Shanghai-based arts producer, with a focus on performance art. Highly actively in the local arts community, she manages Shanghainese arts collective Zu He Niao, is a member of the Red Chamber Project, and has produced the Shanghai Fringe Festival since 2005. Ann began her career with an interest in rural development, and she graduated from the China Agricultural University. Today, she remains dedicated to more effective development and governance in rural China. She has worked on capacity-building for rural village governments in Yunnan, Tibet, and around Beijing for the European Union and the Chinese government. Ann believes that the arts are a critical tool in conducting citizen diplomacy and inspiring transnational dialogue. She has represented China in numerous international arts festivals, including recent years of the Amsterdam Cinedans International Film Festival.