ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɪn ʃæŋhˈaɪ ænd ʃiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm ænd bɪɡˈæn ɪntˈɛns tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
She was born in 1972 in Shanghai and she joined the national team and began intense training in 1986.