Born in Shanghai and lives in Macau, Cristina studied Painting and Art Restoration in Shanghai, Macau, Florence and Lisbon.

From 1999 to 2006, she directed the restoration of paintings and frescoes later included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. She was the Executive Editor of MacauArt.net for a decade.

Her works have been exhibited since 1993 in 12 solo and 28 group exhibitions in Portugal, Macau, China etc.