She is the vice president of the China Association of Radio and Television and was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress.
Jing Yidan was born in April 1955 in Harbin, Heilongjiang.
[1] After graduating from Communication University of China in 1979 she was assigned to Long Guang as a news anchor.
[1] Jing Yidan joined the China Central Television in 1988, she hosted Focus Report and Oriental Horizon.
[1] In October 1985, Jing Yidan was married to Wang Zimu (王梓木), who was a graduate of Tsinghua University.