Shao Xiaoli in the off-campus and on-campus, as well as often help people. 1981 July mid, she suffered from skin disease in Xi'an Medical College Affiliated Hospital. When she learned that a patient treatment needs fresh rice, they went to dozens of miles away in the rain to buy back 40 pounds of rice, and sent to the patient's home. 1982 March, she and the hospital's Guo Liya peer on the street, and suddenly found a five or six year old child crossing the road, a car came speeding. In this dangerous moment, Shao Xiaoli ran to the child in an arrow step, held her in her arms, to avoid an accident.In the early morning of June 17, 1982, Xianyang Textile Machinery Factory sub-school of three elementary school students in Weiyang Weibin Park Youth Lake water play. A little girl named Shao Ping accidentally lost her footing and fell into the lake, and the other two children called out loudly: "Help! Save ah!" Calls startled in the lake learning Shao Xiaoli, she looked at the child is about to be submerged, they do not hesitate to jump into the water, grab Shao Ping, lifted out of the water, to the shore to push. But the lakeshore slope moss slippery, she pushed the child to the shore several times, see the shore, but then slipped, she can't swim, can't stand in the water, make every effort but still can't push to the shore. At this time, in the workers Jiao Yudong, Zhang Junjie's assistance to save the child on shore. The child was saved, but Shao Xiaoli was unable to support due to exhaustion, sank to the bottom of the lake. The construction of the park is a civilian worker Yang Lai Fu broke the news, rushed into the water, with everyone will Shao Xiaoli save the shore, but because of drowning for too long, rescue failed and honorably sacrificed, at the age of 22 years old.
In June of the same year, the **** Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee made the "decision to carry out activities to comrade Shao Xiaoli learning". Shao Xiaoli posthumously recognized as a member of the Chinese *** party. The provincial government approved as a revolutionary martyr, and in the Weibin Park Youth Lake monument to commemorate.