[4] In the United States, Liu experienced a culture shock; she bought only raw fruit and vegetables from the supermarket as in China she had been in regimented training camps for so long that she had never learned to cook.

[7] At the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Liu played the full 80 minutes in all four of China's games.

[8] In the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup match, Liu scored twice in China's 4–0 win over eventual finalists Norway on 16 November 1991.

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won the silver medal with the Chinese team when she played all five matches and scored one goal.

[12] Following the playing retirement of Liu and influential contemporaries like Sun Wen and Zhao Lihong, the Chinese national team went into sharp decline, culminating in an 8–0 defeat by Germany at the 2004 Athens Olympics.