Born in Dongshan Island, Zhangzhou, Fujian, 1991, Zhu Lanqing currently lives and works in Xiamen. She graduated from Renmin University of China majoring in photojournalism, and then went to Fu Jen Catholic University to study at the Institute of Applied Arts. Most of the themes in her creations are related to her hometown, from kitchens, fields, and beaches to shipwrecks, factories, and museums. She always insists on using photography to compile local chronicles of illustrations, depicting a strange but familiar southern China. At the same time, she is interested in the possibilities of the presentation of photography especially handmade book. Her handmade books won the 2014 Three Shadows Photography Award and the 2015 Jimei × Arles Discovery Award.

She has participated numerous exhibitions, including: “Hide and Seek: The Photographic Vision of Childhood” (Being Art Museum, Shanghai, 2023), “Between Mountains, Hills and Lakes” (DESIGN SOCIETY, Shenzhen, 2020; Modern Art Base, Shanghai, 2020; Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, 2020; Gaotai Gallery, Ürümqi, 2021), “The Abode of Anamnesis” (OCAT Institute, Beijing, 2018), “Inside the Labyrinth of Knossos” (the Lianzhou International Photography Annual Exhibition, 2018), “Lanqing ZHU & Jiehao SU Dual Solo Exhitition: the SMArt program” (Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, 2016). Zhu won the Photo Boite 30 UNDER 30 (2016), Jimei × Arles Discovery Award (2015), Barcelona International Photography Award (2015) and the nomination of PHOTOEYE's Best Books of 2012.