Li Changshu, born in September 1972, is from Feixi, Anhui Province. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature from Anhui Normal University in 1995, a Master of Arts in Literature and Art from Anhui Normal University in 2001, and a Ph.D. in Aesthetics from Peking University in 2004. He is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University, specializing in Chinese aesthetics. He also serves as a council member of the Chinese Society of Aesthetics and the deputy secretary-general of the Professional Committee of Chinese Aesthetics.