By the time she was six years old, she had already began the process of learning the Pipa. Her teacher back in China has said that Jie was by far her favorite student. As a Teacher, Jie has taught more than 10 students and the majority of them still keep practicing. She has earned many performance awards in China such as “Best Young Folk Artist” award, which she was presented with in Yunnan, China. She has also passed the highest performance certification Pipa exam in China. She’s performed with many famous artist and shows, such as “Beijing University Young Talent Competition” and the “Nankai University Chinese Folk Music instrument competition”. She won first and second places respectively. Let’s give her a warm welcome to Chicago as a Pipa teacher and a Pipa performer to share and enjoy her music.