Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining.

As of April 2011, she occupies the top place on the ITTF women's world ranking.

[2] In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

In January 2017, she announced her retirement on social media website Weibo, stating "I have to say goodbye to you even though I feel it a pity to do so.

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