Yang Zi

The show was set against the backdrop of the Battle of Changsha in 1939 during World War II.

Yang played the role of Hu Xiangxiang, a nurse in the field hospital with different temperaments from the bright and lively girlhood to the aftermath of being a wife and a mother.

Yang Zi (, born 6 November 1992) also known as Andy Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer.

Yang was born as Yang Niao on 6 November 1992 in Fangshan District, Beijing, China.

Her father Yang Yunfei was a firefighter who worked in emergency rescue and disaster relief and her mother Ma Haiyan was a housewife.

Her father named her Yang Niao to wish China a successful bid for the Olympics.

From an early age, her parents accompanied her to various audition because of her love for acting.

She first starred in Ru Chi Chu Shan at the age of 6.

Yang studied at Beijing Fangshan District Xingcheng Primary School, and Beijing No. 55 High School.

In 1999, Yang made her acting debut by playing Zhou Qiong in Ru Ci Chu Shan.

In 2002, Yang had a minor role as little Consort Donggo in Xiaozhuang Epic.

In May 2004, Yang made her big-screen debut in the youth romance film Girl's Diary, playing Ran Dongyang, an elementary school student.

She received a Best Child Actor nomination at the Tongniu Film Awards for her performance in the film.

Yang is noted for her roles in Home with Kids (2005), Battle of Changsha (2014), Ode to Joy (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016), Ashes of Love (2018), Go Go Squid! (2019), The Oath of Love (2022), Immortal Samsara (2022) and Lost You Forever (2023).

In 2005, Yang rose to prominence playing Xia Xue in the popular Mainland Chinese sitcom Home with Kids.

The series reached number one in ratings when it aired in China, and won the Outstanding Television Series (for children) award at the Flying Apsaras Awards and the Golden Eagle Awards.

Yang became a household name in China since then.

In March, she played little Bing Yue in historical costume drama Young Kangxi.

In 2006, she reprised her role as Xia Xue in the sequel Home with Kids 2, though not in the subsequent installments.

In June 2008, Yang released her first solo album titled Home with Snow, which is named after her character's name in Home with Kids.

In 2009, Yang voiced Ma Xiaotiao in the comedy animation series Mo's Mischief: Teacher's Pet, adapted from Yang Hongying's children's literature series of the same name.

The same year, Yang played her first leading role in the youth drama Girl Rushes Forward.

In 2010, she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy.

In 2010, Yang starred in the friendship drama Boy's Diary.

Then she was admitted to the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy.

In February 2011, she starred in the family drama Love Comes Knocking on the Door, based on the novel Stepmother by Geling Yan.

Her role as a rebellious teenager allowed her to successfully shed her image of a "child star".

In May 2012, Yang starred in the medical drama Angel Heart, portraying a kindhearted nurse.

In February 2013, Yang played the lead role in the period comedy drama King Rouge.

In April, she starred in the family drama Dad Comes Home.

In August, she starred in the romance drama Flowers in Fog, written by acclaimed Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao.

She graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy (BFA) in 2014.

She graduated from Beijing Film Academy on 22 May 2014, with a major in performance.

In August, she starred in the horror mystery thriller film Insisrence, and won the Best Newcomer Award at the 14th Golden Phoenix Awards.

She also performed the official soundtrack, "The Quiet Rubble" for the film.

In March 2014, Yang starred in her first war drama Battle of Changsha, directed by Magnolia Award-winner Kong Sheng.

The show was a critical success and was voted Best Drama of 2014 in major streaming website Douban after being broadcast on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014.

In May, Yang joined the second season of youth inspirational reality show We Are Young as a regular cast member.

In 2016, Yang was chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the Four Dan Actresses of the post-90s Generation.

Yang ranked 73rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 24th in 2019, 13th in 2020 and 8th in 2021.