Under the pen name “小巫 / WeeWitch” Yanhong has published 11 books on a variety of topics, including child development, education, parenting, breastfeeding, storytelling, cooking and travel. Her books have sold over 1.5 million copies in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other Chinese speaking markets.

One of her books, Boundaries and Discipline, was included in the “2005 Knowledge Engineering Book Recommendations”, a list of “outstanding books that promote Chinese reading, knowledge and culture.” The list was endorsed  by nine leading Chinese ministries and organizations, including the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of Press and Publications, the National Federation of Trade Unions, the Communist Youth League Central, the All China Women’s Federation, and the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China etc.