Lilian Lee

Lilian Lee (Traditional Chinese: 李碧華, Simplified: 李碧华, Pinyin: Lǐ Bìhuá), also known as Li Bai, was born in Hong Kong in 1959. Lilian Lee is the English pen name for this Chinese author; some sources spell her name "Lillian" Lee. Her actual Chinese name is Li Pi-Hua, although she is also known as Li Pik-Wah. Lee is one of the most influential Chinese TV writers, film writers and reporters.

Lee's fiction writings are famous for their traditional Chinese cultural and super natural elements. Her famous works include Rouge, Farewell My Concubine and Green Snake. Her novels and special columns have been published several times in Chinese, Singapore and Malaysian newspapers. Lee is one of the best-selling authors in Hong Kong and has had more than forty of her books published. With the exception of Farewell My Concubine and Kawashima Yoshiko, Lee's books have not been translated into English, or at least are not widely available. Lee has also co-written a number of famous screenplays, such as Rouge, Farewell My Concubine and Green Snake.

Lilian Lee's ancestral homeland is Taishan, Guangdong Province, China. Lee was born Li Bai（李白）in a big family in Hong Kong, China. Her paternal grandfather was very wealthy and had four wives. Lee's father took over the family business of traditional Chinese medicine selling from Lee's grandfather. Being brought up in a big old house, Lee heard lots of stories which were served later as her writing inspiration.

Lee loved literature when she was young. As a student of True Light Middle School of Hong Kong, she contributed a lot to Happy Family and Chinese Student Weekly. Lee was once studied in Kyoto University, Japan. Lee has had various of jobs. She was once a primary school teacher, during which she also served as a reporter in a celebrity profile column. Lee is also well known as a writer for TV series, movie and dramas.

When Lee was young, she studied Traditional Chinese Dance for roughly ten years. Lee has also had dance lesson in a New York dance company. With her rich dancing experience, Lee helped organize several dance dramas for the Hong Kong Dance Company. In 2001, Lee directed a dance drama adapted from her novel Fen Mo Chun Qiu, performed by Hua Jin Dance Company. In 2013, cooperated with National Theatre Company of China, Lee adapted her fiction Green Snake into a dance drama.

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