This was back in 1982 when China was still largely closed off. She then went to study Japanese in Japan, on account of the advanced level of Chinese art history research in that country, but it was the vibrant modern art scene that most attracted her once she was there, and this began her involvement with contemporary art.
後來有感於日本對中國藝術史有深入的研究，於是她又前往日本學習日文，卻為日本充滿活力的當代藝術所吸引，從此跨進當代藝術的天地裡。