He graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1983 and stayed there to teach. In 1986, he was transferred to the China National Orchestra as a solo performer. In 1989 (two) won the first Golden Disc Award. His name was included in the "Who's Who of Chinese Contemporary Artists", and he visited 20 countries and regions as a soloist. In 1995, he was employed by the Chinese Music Department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He studied under his parents Xu Shoucheng and Ding Boling who taught at Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and famous guzheng players and educators Wang Changyuan, He Baoquan, Sun Wenyan and Guo Ying. Orchestras that cooperate in the form of concertos include major professional Chinese orchestras in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, such as the Central Chinese Orchestra, and the Gaidai Philharmoni Orchestra from Japan. The conductors who cooperate with them are Hu Bingxu, He Zhanhao, Chen Xieyang, Yan Huichang, and Zuo Teng Gongtaro. Wait. She has also visited France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Japan, Singapore and other countries as a soloist for many times to give performances and lectures.

Her performance pays attention to sound quality, timbre, understanding of artistic conception and artistic expression. He has given lectures on "The Genre of Zheng", "The Performance Characteristics of Zheng Music", and "Loose, Tong, Habit, Speed, Force, Rhythm" at the highest music schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, etc., such as the Central Conservatory of Music. Also held a series of lectures in Hong Kong. Music critics called her "incisive timbre, sound quality and interpretation of the music", "the effect of the wind and rain", Canadian and Italian newspapers commented on her performance with the famous harpist Nicanor. Zabaleta (Nicanor.Zabaleta) ) and the name of Paganini.

Xu Lingzi has collaborated with Polygram Records, White Swan and Taiwan's record companies to record several solo albums and score for many films and TV series. She has also performed as a soloist in the "New Year Concert" of Beijing China Radio Station and Beijing TV Station, the first "New Year Concert" held by the China Central National Orchestra in the famous Vienna Golden Hall, China Central Television and China People's Broadcasting Station She introduced her artistic path and repertoire in the column of "Rotating Stage" and "Characters in the Music World". Since 1997, she has held "Guzheng Solo Concerts" at the Hong Kong City Hall for many times, which has won wide acclaim. Her performance is both passionate and affectionate. , full of artistic appeal.