As a highly talented 12-year-old she joined the Hubei provincial team in 1974. In 1977 she finished second at the Chinese national championships and joined the National Chinese team at the age of 16 the following year. In the late 1970s, before China was admitted to the International Badminton Federation (now the Badminton World Federation), it promoted a rival organization, the World Badminton Federation which held its own version of a world championship in both 1978 and 1979.
As a remarkably gifted youngster, she joined the Hubei provincial team in 1974. She then achieved success at the Chinese national championships, finishing second in 1977 and joining the National Chinese team when she was 16. In the late 1970s, prior to China's membership in the International Badminton Federation, it established its own rival organization, the World Badminton Federation, which organized world championships in both 1978 and 1979.