Born in Beijing, Yijie was the first person in her family to step into a career in music. Since she was six years old, she started violin as her hobby. And it was in her high school that she met internationally renowned violinist Chai Liang, Professor Li Da at Central Conservatory of China, violin pedagogue Wenzhou Li and Dr. Fanglei Liu from Tianjin Conservatory of Music, and started studied with them.

When she was 17, she went to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the tutelage of Nathaniel Vallois. Also, she had masterclasses with distinguished musicians such as Jennifer Pike, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Bradley Creswick, Catherine Yates, Susanne Stanzeleit. In RBC, she performed in Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, and collaborated with conductors such as Barry Wordsworth, Martyn Brabbins, Ludovic Morlot, Daniele Rosina and Micheal Seal. While being in classical orchestra, she is also an active member of the Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble and touring around the country with the ensemble. Besides being an orchestral player, she also devoted herself to teaching. She is currently working in Coventry Music Hub, and deliver individual and group music lessons in various primary and secondary schools in Coventry.