[1] Born in Shanghai, her family came from Jiangxi in China's south.
Her classmate Mei Li Qi Ge introduced her to Mongolian folk music and this idiom informed her composing.
She met her future husband Bao Yu Shan, from Ke Zuo Zhong Qi in Mongolia while he was studying saxophone at the Conservatory.
At the completion of her studies she composed Ga Da Mei Lin as a symphonic tone poem.
The premier performance caused a stir as few could credit a 23-year-old female graduate with its composition.