Career
Her personal best of 2:32:11 hours is a former Chinese record for the marathon. She quickly moved up to the marathon distance and came third in the event at the 1983 Chinese National Games. This time was a Chinese national record for the event, although it lasted less than a year as Zhao Youfeng ran faster in March 1988.
She retired from competition and became a coach in the Shandong Province from 1992 onwards.
She has trained athletes to an international junior standard, including Sun Guanghong and Li Yunxia.