In 1993, she received a New York Film Critics Circle award for her role in "Farewell My Concubine" (1993). Directed by Chen Kaige, the film was her first major role with a director other than Zhang Yimou. In the same year, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. "Premiere" magazine ranked her performance in "Farewell My Concubine" as the 89th greatest performance of all time. She also worked with renowned director Stephen Chow in comedy films "" (1991) and "Flirting Scholar" (1993).