LIN, Zhi-zhan was born in Taipei County, Taiwan, and now lives in Kunming of Mainland China. He has a Bsc. And MSc in Architecture. However, after the 921 earthquake on September 21st 1999, he started to make documentaries and entered the Graduate Institute of Sound and Image Studies in Documentary, Tainan National University of Arts. After graduation, as he found it harder and harder in Taiwan, LIN decided to move to Mainland China in the hope to make documentaries that bring people true happiness.