▁ 8 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁phot ography . ▁Self - t aught ▁in ▁phot ography , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁artists ▁in ▁late ▁ 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s ▁in ▁China ▁expl oring ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁phot ography ▁and ▁using ▁phot ography ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁form . ▁Through ▁the ▁camera , ▁she ▁observed ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁questions ▁on ▁Chinese ▁society , ▁human ity , ▁female ▁identity ▁and ▁the ▁generation ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 s . ▁X ing ▁documented ▁the ▁performance ▁art ▁movement ▁among ▁the ▁East ▁Village ▁artists ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁a ▁grant ▁and ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁Asian ▁Cultural ▁Council , ▁New ▁York . ▁There , ▁she ▁did ▁her ▁M FA ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁a ▁chairman ▁grant ▁from ▁SV A ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁New ▁York ▁period ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁en rich ed ▁her ▁art istic ▁experience . ▁In ▁her ▁current ▁art ▁practice ▁she ▁works , ▁besides ▁phot ography , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁mixed ▁media , ▁video ▁and ▁multi - media ▁install ations . ▁ ▁Her ▁art istic ▁practice ▁is ▁both ▁rich ▁and ▁varied ▁and ▁her ▁subjects ▁include : ▁Dis location ▁between ▁cultural ▁status , ▁conflicts ▁between ▁global ization ▁and ▁trad itions , ▁problem atic ▁environmental