Shu Dandan was born in Changde, Hunan Province. She is a member of the Chinese Writers’ Association, and has published several books of poetry and poetry translation (English to Chinese), including When Dragonflies Come to Visit (蜻蜓来访), In the Mirror (镜中), The Meaning of Other Places - Twelve European and American Contemporary Poets (translation), All of Us- Raymond Carver's Complete Works (translation), and High Window by Philip Larkin (translation). She lives in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.