In 1989, he won the Best Short Story Award at Peking University Student Art Festival.

In 1990, he was awarded the prize for literature by pen Sweden.

In 2003, he was awarded the Order of Arts and Literature by the French Ministry of Culture.

In 2008, he was awarded the Lion Feuchtwanger Fellowship.

In 2011, he won the Forum Award for independent documentaries in China.

In 2012, he won the Guiyuan (归园)Documentary Award in China.

In 2013, Crime Summary won the independent documentary award at Taida Art Museum

In 2014, he won "Outstanding Contribution" Award at the 5th Korea Gwanghwamun Art Festival.