Zheng Minzhi was born in 1945 and his ancestral home is Haotou Township, Zhongshan, Guangdong. In 1963, she represented the country for the first time in the 27th World Table Tennis Championships.
In 1965, the Chinese women's team she formed with Emily Lin and Li Henan defeated the Japanese team 3:0. She was fortunate enough to experience, participate in, and witness the entire process of China-U.S. "ping pong diplomacy"