She is the daughter of Zhang Yousheng, a former player of China men's national volleyball team, and Jiang Hanqiu, a college physical education teacher.

Her elder brother Zhang Chen is a current player of China men's national volleyball team.

Along with her Jiangsu teammates Hui Ruoqi and Gong Xiangyu, she attended Nanjing Normal University.

Refusing to return to beach volleyball, she was banned from competition and faced a possible early retirement from her athletic career.

She participated at the 2019 Montreux Volley Masters,[6] She was voted CVL's MVP and Most Popular Player in the 2015-2016 season.