When the coaches chose two from the scores of trainees, they selected her -- along with Yan Zi, a fellow Sichuanese and long-time women's doubles partner.
That's how Edinburgh International Festival director Jonathan Mills summed up The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan, a version of the Shakespeare play performed by the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe.
When I asked what Liang Zi Fitness was, one of the girls politely handed me a menu, which described different kinds of acupressure massages combined with Chinese herbal medicine treatments.