1. Zhou Xun was born in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. She is the only child in the family. Her father Zhou Tianyu is a projectionist in a cinema in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and her mother Chen Yiqin is a salesgirl in a department store. Because of his father's work, when he was 3 years old, Zhou Xun secretly went to the cinema where his father worked to watch a movie.

2. From primary school to junior high school, Zhou Xun has been doing well. Zhou Xun's parents think that Zhou Xun should study hard, be admitted to an ideal university and find a stable job after graduation. After graduating from junior high school, Zhou Xun was admitted to the municipal key high school, and she was also admitted to the folk dance major of Zhejiang Art School. Zhou Xun finally chose Zhejiang Art School to study choreography and folk dance. In addition, Zhou Xun and her classmates were chosen as calendar models to earn tuition.

3. 199 1 year, starring in Tomb of Grave Robbers officially started his film and television career. 1996 Participated in the literary film Romantic Moon. In 2000, the film Suzhou Creek was released, and Zhou Xun won the Best Actress Award at 15 Paris International Film Festival.

4. In 2002, Hundred Flowers Award, the leading actress in misty rain, won the best actress in the 25th popular film. In 2003, his first music album "Summer" was released. In 2005, her film If Love premiered, and Zhou Xun won the Best Actress Award in the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards and the Best Actress Award in the 43rd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. In 2009, Zhou Xun won the Best Actress Award in the 27th China Golden Rooster Award for "Li Mi's Conjecture".