On December 4, she made her first public performance during Team XII's first stage, "Theater no Megami".

On July 29, during SNH48's fourth General Election, Duan came in 13th with 46825.4 votes, at the same time she became the top member in BEJ48.

As such, she held the center position on BEJ48's fourth EP, "Variety Exclamation Mark", released on September 30.

On January 12, 2018, Duan took on her first leading role in time-traveling web drama A Journey to Tang.

On September 4, 2020, due to prolonged closure of the BEJ48 theatre, Duan relocated to Shanghai and joined Team SII of SNH48.