After graduating from Soochow University with a degree in Chinese literature, she went to work for a Taipei photographic studio, where she earned a living while learning photography. She then went on to work as a guide in Taroko National Park.
東吳大學中文系畢業後，曾為學攝影而謀職於台北的照相館，後任太魯閣國家公園解說員。