Let's make this birthday one to remember.

68 years old (Born on January 14, 1957)

Happy Birthday, Anchee Min! May your day be as vibrant and captivating as the powerful women you've brought to life in novels like "Katherine" and "The Last Empress." Your memoirs—especially “Red Azalea” and “The Cooked Seed”—continue inspiring readers worldwide with their honesty, humor, resilience (and occasional cooking mishaps!).

Whether you're painting vivid scenes through words or capturing life's beauty behind a camera lens, you remind us all that strength comes from embracing our stories. Here's hoping this year brings even more adventures worth writing about—and perhaps fewer kitchen experiments gone awry!

Cheers to another chapter filled with laughter!