Born in 1958, Xiang lives in Hongjiang, Hunan province. He took up photography after retiring in 2014 from the Hongjiang Science and Technology Bureau. Xiang now covers local culture, traditional lifestyles, and social issues such as rural education, local politics, and left-behind children. His work has won various local photography awards, and has been published by People’s Photography, CCTV, Phoenix Satellite TV, and Tencent Charity.