Xiao Zhi is a Chinese online-fiction author about whom little public information is available; the only confirmed work is The Secret Records of Ancient Ornaments. Judging from this representative title, Xiao Zhi sets the story in a time-travel alternate world and builds the plot around ancient ornaments, combining object lore with fictional narrative and showing a writing tendency that favors detail and atmosphere within this genre. Because the author has not disclosed further biographical information, details such as age, personal history and a timeline of works cannot be verified, and readers' understanding of the author rests mainly on the subject matter and narrative style presented in The Secret Records of Ancient Ornaments. On the available evidence, Xiao Zhi is a writer with a small output who has established a presence through a single full-length work; future writing remains to be seen, and The Secret Records of Ancient Ornaments is currently the main entry point for getting to know this author.
