Recently, former international Qi Hong participated in the Chinese Super League fan viewing activities, and Qi Hong watched the shanghai Shenhua match against Suning with the fans.
Qi Hong followed Shanghai Shenhua to win the A League championship in 1995.
In 1998, he was first selected for the Chinese national team, and scored three key goals in the second stage of the Asian qualifiers of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, which was the main contributor to the Chinese team's final stage.
In January 2007, he announced his retirement due to injuries and illness.
In 2010, Qi Hong was involved in an anti-black investigation in Chinese football; in 2012, Qi Hong was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. On the morning of September 2, 2016, Qi Hong was released from prison that morning and returned home.