The following year, she and her teammates finished 1st in the Asian Junior Basketball Championship and 3rd in the 23rd Olympic Games.

In 1996, she made her fourth Olympic appearance in Atlanta, Georgia, averaging 18.1 points, 9 rebounds.

[2] Her WNBA debut was played on June 21, 1997, in a 57 - 67 loss to the New York Liberty where she recorded 8 points and 5 rebounds.

The Sparks lost the game 73 - 77 with Haixia playing three and half minutes and recorded only 1 rebound as a statistic.

She started to practice basketball at the age of 12 and was selected by the Wuhan Army club team one year later.