Gymnastics champion shows off merino’s appeal for Chinese women

08/12/2016
Former Olympic champion Liu Xuan is taking part in a new campaign in China aimed at promoting the use of merino wool in women’s fashion.

The campaign, entitled ‘Her Era, Her Power’, opened with an exhibition of photographs in Beijing of clothing made from Australian-grown merino by prominent Chinese fashion brands. Ms Liu was part of a group of what the organisers referred to as “China’s most inspiring women”. Her photograph at the exhibition shows her in a black, merino wool dress from Shanghai-based fashion brand Icicle.

Liu Xuan won a leading member of China’s gymnastics team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and won gold for her performance on the balance beam. Since retiring from competition, she has successfully launched a new career in acting and singing.