[1] She is seen as having been instrumental in introducing China to an international fashion and lifestyle scene at a time when it was largely isolated from the rest of the world.
[2] Song was married to Bulgarian tapestry artist Marin Varbanov (1932-1989) and worked as fashion designer Pierre Cardin's agent in Beijing during the 1980s.
Song studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing.
Song met Italian-French fashion designer Pierre Cardin in 1979 in Paris, and started working for him to launch his brand in Beijing.
[3] She helped to open the restaurant Maxim's de Paris in Beijing and served as its manager for two decades.