The daughter of army writer
Chu Hsi-ning and translator , she is the younger sister of writer
Chu Tien-wen and elder sister of writer of . Chu began writing in high school and her early short stories and essays were published in 1977 as
Fangzhou shang de rizi (Days on the ark) and
Jirang ge (Songs of rustic pleasures). She graduated from
Taipei First Girls' High School and then studied history at
National Taiwan University. In 1984, she married writer and editor Xie Caijun. Their daughter was born in 1986. She wrote a number of articles for the weekly
China Times. In her work, she explores the challenges of reestablishing and maintaining cultural identity in a modern world. Chu is a member of the advocacy group The Alliance for Ethnic Equality which opposes the exploitation of ethnic differences for political gain. In 2012, she was part of a group lobbying for the creation of an independent agency responsible for animal protection. ==Works translated to English==