Proficient in Chinese, English, Japanese and German. IUCN SSC Orchid Specialist Group expert and IUCN SSC China Species Specialist Group expert, Huanglong National Park senior advisor, Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology president.
In 1998, together with her late husband Dr. Holger Perner, joined the cooperation project "International Trade of Chinese Orchids" between the CITES Secretariat and the Chinese State Forestry Ministry, was in the charge of the international trade.
She works for Huanglong National Park as senior advisor for nature conservation. Together with her husband they established Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology Ltd. In 2003. The company is mainly engaged in the propagation of Paphiopedilum and Cypripedium, and exports their products to Europe, America, Canada, Japan, Australia and other countries, and is the only commercial nursery that can export App. I Paphiopedilum from China.
She gives about 10 talks a year in the world and was key note speaker in some world conferences and is a popular speaker.