Gu Changwei was born in Xi on February 1957 12, 2002. Graduated from the photography department of Beijing Film Academy. China film director and photographer. One of the representatives of the "fifth generation directors". Member of China Association for the Promotion of Democracy, member of the 13th Central Committee of China Association for the Promotion of Democracy.

1982, worked as a photography assistant in Xi 'an Film Studio after graduation. 1984 Photographed Teng Wenji's The Beach.