In 1992, Gong starred in the rural drama The Story of Qiu Ju, which won the Golden Lion award at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. Gong's portrayal of rural woman Qiu Ju not only won the Golden Rooster Awards and the Japanese Movie Critics Awards for Best Actress, but also helped her named Best Actress at the 49th Venice Film Festival.
in 1992 gong starred in the rural drama the story of qiu ju which won the golden lion award at the 49th venice international film festival gong's portrayal of rural woman qiu ju not only won the golden rooster awards and the japanese movie critics awards for best actress but also helped her named best actress at the 49th venice film festival