Writer
Picture books and books on children's reading, picture-book history, and original Chinese picture books.
Bridge of Ajia
Bridge of Ajia
A bilingual home for Ajia's writing, translation, criticism, research, children's books, and children's reading promotion projects.
Ways of Working
A bridge is also a way of working.
Translator
Translator of more than 370 children's books, including major picture-book classics and reference works.
Critic
A widely read reviewer and essayist on children's literature, picture books, and reading culture.
Builder
Founder and long-term participant in reading projects, award juries, databases, and tools.
Selected Works
An entry into books, research, and translation.
Author · 2025
Tennis Dream: The Story of Champion Li Na
网球梦：冠军李娜的故事
Author · 2024
Original Picture Books: Selected Readings and Highlights
原创图画书：阅读与精品
Author · 2024
Mischief King Ah Pooh
捣蛋大王阿噗
Author · 2023
Handbook of Promoting Children's Reading
儿童阅读推广手册
Author · 2021
A Little History of Picture Books
图画书小史
Author · 2020
Five-colour Stones
五色石
Author · 2020
Li Na: Be an Even Better You
李娜：做更好的自己
Author · 2019
Nezha Stirs Up the Sea
哪吒闹海
Co-author · 2003
101 Books That Fascinate Children
让孩子着迷的101本书
Translator · Reference work
Why Picture Books Matter
图画书为什么重要Writing & Interview
Feel the current through essays and conversation.
Ajia.site Blog · 2025
Interview on Original Picture Books: Selected Readings and Highlights
A conversation around original Chinese picture books, reading, criticism, and selection.Wang Xinting · WeChat interview
Twenty-two years on the road of children's reading
An interview tracing Ajia's path from law to children's books, Hongniba, Western picture-book classics, and the Carle Honors Bridge Award.Jiang Yuting · WeChat interview
How does one become Ajia?
A conversation around Original Picture Books, subjective book selection, image-text narration, and more than two decades of reading promotion.Ajia.site Blog · 2017
How Why Picture Books Matter was made
An interview about making the interview collection Why Picture Books Matter.Chinese Books for Young Readers · 2022
Ajia interviewed by Dong Haiya
A long conversation about children's books, translation, reading promotion, and the paths that led Ajia into the field.Ajia.site Blog
Book reviews by Ajia
Reviews and notes on children's books, picture books, and reading.Projects
From personal writing to public tools.
Blog
Long-form essays, reviews, notes, and the living archive of Ajia's writing.
Toolbox
Small web tools for reading, writing, image-text work, and publishing workflows.
KidsLit On This Day
A structured project connecting dates, books, awards, and children's literature history.
Database Project
An evolving data project for children's literature honorees, works, people, and references.
For publishing, interviews, talks, and project collaboration:
hnbajia@gmail.com