Han Lei was born in Kaifeng, Henan Province in 1967, and graduated from the Book Arts Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. The important large-scale exhibitions he has attended and held include: 2008 "Photography by Han Lei", Dusseldorf; 2007 "Renaissance of Photography by Han Lei", Taiwan; 2006 "where is China? Photography by Han Lei", Beijing; 2005 "Portraits: Han Lei" , Paris; 2004 "Photography by Han Lei" , Shanghai; 2003 "strangeness: Photography by Han Lei", Shanghai; 2002 "Dialogue, Beautiful And Tragic – Capital Museum" , Beijing; 2001 "Art Forum Berlin" , Berlin; 2000 "The City in 21st Century - Siemens Culture Project", Frankfurt, Tokyo and New York; 1999 "Heartfelt: Contemporary Chinese Photography" , New York; 1998 "Railway And People", San Francisco; 1996 "Alienation: Photography by Han Lei", Beijing, Berlin and Helsinki; 1994 "The First Brussels Art Festival" , Belgium.