This book contains forty-one color reproductions, mostly of Hu Ming's recent work, including her acclaimed 14-meter-long Relic of the New 87 Immortals, completed in 2007. It also features a lengthy introduction to Hu Ming's art by well-known Australian art historian and critic John MacDonald.

Born in Beijing in 1955, Hu Ming joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as a young teenager. She was granted leave to study at the Tianjin Art Academy, and on graduating was assigned work as artistic designer in the PLA's film production unit. Retiring after twenty years' service in 1985 with...