Li Xian: The Life Story Behind China's Charming Star
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Li Xian is a charming star, and charm, in his case, is not a trick. It is a mix of a warm smile, a deep voice, a tall and confident presence, and a way of acting that feels natural, as if he is not acting at all, but simply being himself in a different life. He was born in Hubei in 1991, studied at the Beijing Film Academy, and worked for years in small roles, in films and dramas that few people noticed, until Go Go Squid, in 2019, made him a star. He played Han Shangyan, a cold and serious esports champion who falls in love with a gentle young woman, and viewers fell in love with him, not because he was perfect, but because he was cold on the outside and warm on the inside, a man who learns to love slowly, and who shows that love in small, careful ways.
His story is about a long wait, about working for years without fame, about trusting that a good role will come, and about being ready when it does. Before Go Go Squid, he played in Tientsin Mystic, a detective drama about a young man who solves mysteries in an old city, and in Who Sleeps My Bro, a youth drama about friendship. Those roles taught him how to act, how to carry a story, and how to work with a cast. After Go Go Squid, he became one of the most popular actors in China, playing leading roles in Meet Yourself, a gentle drama about healing, and in Flourished Peony, a historical drama about a woman who builds a business. Each of those roles shows a different side of his charm, from a cold champion to a warm friend to a supportive husband, and each of them has added to his reputation as a reliable leading man.
He is still growing, still choosing, and still private about much of his life. His fans love him for his smile, for his voice, for his style, and for the way he treats them with respect. His story is not about a single triumph. It is about a long line of work, from a student in Hubei to a star in Beijing, from small roles to leading roles, from a cold esports champion to a warm and healing presence on screen.
Growing Up in Xianning, Hubei
Li Xian was born on 19 October 1991 in Xianning, a city in the province of Hubei, in central China, a place of lakes, of hills, of quiet streets, far from the bright lights of Beijing and Shanghai. Xianning is known for its hot springs, its tea, and its relaxed pace of life, and growing up there meant growing up with space, with fresh air, with a sense of calm that the big cities do not always offer. Li Xian grew up in that calm, and it stayed with him, in the way he speaks, in the way he moves, in the way he handles fame, with a warmth that feels like home.
As a young man, he was interested in acting, and he decided to study at the Beijing Film Academy, one of the best acting schools in China. The school is known for its strict training, and its students learn voice, movement, history, and the craft of building a character. Li Xian was a serious student, and he learned the basics well. He learned how to project his voice, how to stand on a stage, how to listen to another actor, and how to find the truth in a scene. Those lessons sound simple, but they are the foundation of a long career, and they stay with an actor long after the school years are over.
Beijing was a different world from Xianning, colder in winter, busier, more formal, and full of students from across China who had all come to learn the same craft. Li Xian lived among them, studied with them, and began to understand that acting is not only about talent. It is about work, about showing up, about taking direction, and about learning from failure. A student who fails a scene in class learns more than a student who succeeds easily, because failure shows where the work is needed. Li Xian took those lessons to heart, and he carried them into his first jobs.
His early years after school were not a sudden rise. He took roles in film and television, learned how a set works, and built his name slowly. He was patient, and patience, in his case, was not waiting. It was working, role after role, until the right part arrived. He did not know when it would come, but he acted as if it would come, and that faith kept him going through the quiet years.
First Film and Early Television
Li Xian’s first major film role came in Feng Shui, a drama from 2012, in which he played a young man in a story about family, about land, about the old and the new in China. The film was serious and artistic, and it gave him a chance to act in a film, not only in television, and to learn how film acting differs from television acting, where a small movement of the eyes can matter more than a long speech. He played his part with care, and the film was praised, even if it did not make him famous. That first film mattered, because it showed that he was willing to take a serious role, not only a light one, and that he took acting seriously from the start.
After Feng Shui, he took roles in television dramas, including Who Sleeps My Bro in 2016, a youth drama about a group of young men in university, about friendship, about first love, about growing up. He played one of the brothers, a young man who is loyal, funny, and brave, and the drama became a success among young viewers. It taught him how to play a character over a long story, how to show growth, and how to work with a large cast of young actors. That learning is visible in his later work, where his performances are more confident, more relaxed, and more varied.
He also appeared in Tientsin Mystic in 2017, a detective drama set in the old city of Tianjin, in which he played Guo Deyou, a young man who solves mysteries, who dives into rivers, who fights, and who loves. The role was physical, demanding, and very different from his earlier work. It showed that he could play an action hero, not only a student or a lover, and it became a success, earning him praise for his performance. Tientsin Mystic was an important step, because it proved that he could carry a drama on his own, that he could be a leading man, and that the audience loved him in that role.
The early years were a slow climb, from a film student to a working actor, from a supporting role to a leading role. Li Xian climbed that slope with patience, taking the roles offered to him, learning from each one, and trusting that a bigger part would come. That patience is rare, and it is one reason why his later success feels earned rather than lucky.
Tientsin Mystic and the Detective Hero
Tientsin Mystic deserves a closer look, because it was the drama that first showed Li Xian as a leading man. Set in Tianjin in the early twentieth century, the story follows Guo Deyou, a young man who works on the river, who solves crimes, who is brave, clever, and loyal. Li Xian played him with a physical energy that viewers loved, diving, fighting, running, and solving mysteries with a smile. The drama was a mix of detective story, fantasy, and history, and it became a success, especially among young viewers who liked its action and its humour.
The role was demanding because it asked the actor to be physical, to do his own stunts, to be in the water, to be in fights, and to show a character who is both tough and kind. Li Xian prepared for the part with training, learning how to move like a river worker, how to fight, how to dive. That preparation is visible on screen, in the way he stands, in the way he moves, in the way he holds himself. It is a different kind of acting from playing a student, and it showed that he was willing to work hard for a role, to learn new skills, and to grow as an actor.
Tientsin Mystic also showed his charm. Guo Deyou is a hero who is not perfect, who makes jokes, who is sometimes clumsy, who loves deeply, and who protects his friends. Li Xian played him with a warmth that made the audience love him, and the drama’s success gave him a new kind of reputation, as an action hero with a heart. That reputation would help him later, when he played Han Shangyan, a very different kind of hero, cold on the outside, warm on the inside, and just as brave in his own way.
After Tientsin Mystic, he continued to take leading roles, and his career began to move faster. He was no longer a new actor trying to be noticed. He was a working leading man, with a growing fan base, and with a reputation for being professional, prepared, and kind to his co-stars. That reputation is valuable, and it has helped him to keep working, year after year, without a major fall.
Go Go Squid and Han Shangyan
In 2019, Li Xian starred in Go Go Squid, a modern romance drama in which he played Han Shangyan, a former esports champion who is now a coach, a man who is cold, serious, and focused on winning, and who falls in love with Tong Nian, a young woman who loves singing and who is gentle, brave, and optimistic. The role was a turning point in his career, because it made him a star across China and beyond, and it gave him a character that fans still associate with him today. Han Shangyan is not a typical romantic hero. He is tall, he is serious, he does not smile often, and he does not know how to express his feelings. Li Xian played him with a restraint that made the audience love him, because they could see the warmth behind the cold exterior.
Go Go Squid worked because it was a sweet and hopeful love story, set in a world that many young viewers recognised: esports, a competitive world of video games, of teams, of training, of winning and losing. Li Xian played Han Shangyan as a leader, a coach, a man who takes his work seriously, and who learns to love slowly, through small acts, through protection, through care. The drama’s success was built on that slow love, on the chemistry between the two leads, and on Li Xian’s performance, which made a cold man feel warm, even when he said little. The drama became a huge hit, and it made Li Xian one of the most popular actors of its year.
The role also changed how people saw him. Before Go Go Squid, he was a working actor, known to some viewers, but not to millions. After it, he was a star, with a large fan base, with advertisements, with fashion, with a public image that was both cool and warm. That fame brought new pressures, but Li Xian handled it with a calm that many people noticed. He did not seek controversy. He worked, he thanked his fans, and he moved on to the next project, choosing roles that would show his range, not only his charm as Han Shangyan.
Go Go Squid is now one of his defining roles, and it is a role that he will always be associated with, even as he plays other characters. That is both a gift and a burden, because a defining role can become a label, and a label can be hard to outgrow. Li Xian has worked to outgrow it, by taking different kinds of roles, by playing different kinds of men, and by showing that he is more than Han Shangyan, even as he remains grateful for the role that made him.
Meet Yourself and a Gentler Hero
In 2023, Li Xian starred in Meet Yourself, a gentle drama about healing, about a woman who leaves her busy city life to live in a village in Yunnan, and about a man, Xie Zhiyao, played by Li Xian, who runs a guesthouse, who helps his village, and who slowly falls in love with her. The role was very different from Han Shangyan. Xie Zhiyao is warm, open, funny, and kind, a man who loves his home, who cares for his community, and who is not afraid to show his feelings. Li Xian played him with a warmth that viewers loved, and the drama became a major success, praised for its beautiful scenery, its slow pace, and its honest look at life in a village.
Meet Yourself mattered because it showed a new side of Li Xian’s acting. He was no longer a cold champion. He was a warm and gentle man, a person who cooks, who laughs, who helps, and who loves in a quiet, steady way. That change, from cold to warm, from esports to a village, showed his range, and it gave his fans a new character to love. The drama’s success also proved that he could carry a slow, healing story, not only a fast, romantic one, and that his audience was willing to follow him into a quieter world.
The drama also became a cultural moment, because it made viewers want to visit Yunnan, to live in a village, to slow down, to heal. Li Xian’s character, Xie Zhiyao, is at the centre of that feeling, a man who has chosen a simple life, who has found happiness in helping others, and who shows that a good life does not have to be a busy life. That message, played with sincerity, made the drama more than entertainment. It made it a story about how to live, and Li Xian played it with an honesty that made the message believable.
After Meet Yourself, he continued to take leading roles, including Flourished Peony in 2025, a historical drama about a woman who builds a business in the Tang dynasty, in which he plays a supportive and loving husband. That role, too, shows a warm and gentle side of his acting, and it proves that he is not only a cold hero, but a man who can play love in many forms, from a champion’s slow love to a villager’s steady love to a husband’s loyal love.
Flourished Peony and the Recent Years
Flourished Peony, from 2025, is a historical drama in which Li Xian plays Jiang Changyang, a man who supports He Weifang, a woman who builds a peony business, who fights for her place in a world dominated by men, and who learns to love again after a difficult marriage. The role is a supporting one in some ways, because the story belongs to the heroine, but Li Xian plays Jiang Changyang with a warmth and a strength that makes him a beloved character. He is a man who protects, who helps, who loves without demanding, and that kind of love is rare on screen, and it is loved by viewers.
The drama became a success, and it showed that Li Xian is comfortable playing a man who supports a strong woman, not only a man who leads. That is a mature choice, and it shows that he is not afraid to share the spotlight, to let the heroine shine, and to play a role that is about partnership, not only about heroism. That maturity is a sign of an actor who has grown, from a young student to a leading man to a man who can play a husband with grace.
His recent years have also included other dramas and films, and he has become known as a reliable leading man, a person who arrives prepared, who works hard, and who treats his co-stars with respect. That reputation is valuable, and it has helped him to keep working, year after year, without a major fall. He is still in his early thirties, and his career is still growing, still changing, and still surprising. The boy from Xianning who studied acting in Beijing has become a star who can play a cold champion, a warm villager, and a loyal husband, and that range suggests that his best work may still be ahead of him.
The Cost of Charm and Fame
Li Xian’s charm has been both a gift and a burden. His smile, his voice, his tall presence, have brought him fame, but they have also brought a level of attention that is hard to live with. Every picture, every appearance, every change in his looks is discussed by fans and by critics. That kind of attention is tiring, and it can make a person feel as if his face matters more than his work. Li Xian has handled that attention with a quiet dignity, neither boasting about his looks nor complaining about them. He lets his work speak, and he lets his fans decide.
There is also pressure in being known as a romantic hero. Audiences expect romance in every role, and they can be disappointed when an actor plays a different kind of character. Li Xian has faced that expectation, and he has answered it by choosing roles that show different sides of his talent, from a detective in Tientsin Mystic to a villager in Meet Yourself to a husband in Flourished Peony. That variety matters, because it shows that charm is not the only thing he can do. He can also be brave, sad, funny, and kind, and he can play those emotions with honesty.
His private life has remained largely private, and he rarely shares details about his family or his feelings in public. That privacy is a choice, and it is a wise one in an industry where personal life is often turned into news. He gives his performances to the public, and he keeps the rest for himself. That boundary helps him to stay focused on his work, and it helps him to avoid the kind of public arguments that can damage a career. It also means that his story, as told here, has gaps, and those gaps are filled by his work, which is as it should be. His private life has remained largely private, and he rarely shares details about his family or his feelings in public. That privacy is a choice, and it is a wise one in an industry where personal life is often turned into news. He gives his performances to the public, and he keeps the rest for himself. That boundary helps him to stay focused on his work, and it helps him to avoid the kind of public arguments that can damage a career. It also means that his story, as told here, has gaps, and those gaps are filled by his work, which is as it should be. What is often missed is how much his Hubei childhood, in a city of lakes and hot springs, taught him about calm. Xianning is a place where people soak in hot water, drink tea, and take their time. Li Xian grew up with that calm, and he brings it to his roles, even when the character is a cold champion, even when the story is fast. His calm is not coldness. It is a warm calm, like hot spring water, like a lake at sunset, and that warmth is what makes his charm feel honest, not acted.
My Take:
I like Li Xian because his charm feels honest, and I want to explain what I mean by honest charm. He does not try to be charming by making jokes all the time, or by smiling all the time, or by being perfect. He is charming because he is sincere, because he listens, because he plays a character who is cold on the outside and warm on the inside, and that warmth feels real. When he plays Han Shangyan in Go Go Squid, I believe him, because he does not shout his love. He shows it, in a small gesture, in a look, in a decision to protect someone, in a quiet act of care. That is a kind of love I understand, and it is a kind of acting I admire, because it does not rely on words. It relies on truth.
Go Go Squid is the drama that made me care about him, and I think it is a sweet and hopeful story. Han Shangyan is a man who is serious about his work, who is cold because he is focused, and who learns to love slowly. That slow learning is beautiful to watch, because it is how real love often works. Real love does not arrive in a single moment. It grows, slowly, through small acts, through trust, through care. Li Xian played that growth with a restraint that made me believe it. He did not make Han Shangyan a perfect hero. He made him a person who tries, who fails, who tries again, and who finally learns to say what he feels. That is a story worth telling, and Li Xian told it well.
Meet Yourself is, for me, his most important recent work, because Xie Zhiyao is a warm and gentle man, a person who has chosen a simple life, who helps his village, who cooks, who laughs, and who loves in a steady way. That is a very different kind of hero from Han Shangyan, and it shows that Li Xian can play warmth as well as coldness. I love that about him. He is not only a cold champion. He is also a warm friend, a kind neighbour, a man who finds happiness in helping others. That idea, that a good life does not have to be a busy life, is a useful one, and Li Xian played it with a sincerity that made me believe it, even though I live a busy life myself.
I also think about his long wait, and I feel sympathy for it. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy, he played in Feng Shui, he played in Who Sleeps My Bro, he played in Tientsin Mystic, and he waited for years before Go Go Squid made him a star. Waiting is hard, especially when you are talented and you know it, and the industry does not yet see it. He waited with patience, and that patience is a lesson. Many young people want fame in a night. Li Xian shows that fame can come slowly, through work, through small roles, through a long climb, and that slow fame lasts longer than fast fame. I think that is a useful lesson, and I wish more young actors would learn it.
I want to be honest about what I find limiting. Many of his roles are romantic heroes, and many of them are similar, handsome, brave, kind men who fall in love. I wonder if he will play a villain, a funny man, a father, a person with a rough edge. I hope he does, because I think he has more to show, and because a star who only plays romantic heroes will eventually need to grow. He is in his early thirties now, and the next decade will ask him to play different kinds of men. I think he can do it, if he chooses to, and I hope he chooses to, because growth is how an actor lasts, and Li Xian has already shown that he can grow, from a detective to a champion to a villager to a husband.
What can a reader learn from him? I think the first lesson is that charm is not a trick. It is sincerity, listening, and care. The second lesson is that love grows slowly, through small acts, through protection, through trust. Do not rush love. Let it grow, as Han Shangyan’s love grew, slowly, and truly. The third lesson is that a simple life can be a good life. Xie Zhiyao chose a village, a guesthouse, a community, and he found happiness there. That is a powerful lesson in a world that tells us to always want more, to always move faster, to always be busy. Sometimes the best life is a slow one, a kind one, a life lived with people you love.
I also think about young people who watch him and dream of acting. I would tell them to look at his path, not only his fame. Look at the film school, the small roles, the detective drama, the long wait for Go Go Squid. If you want a career like his, you must be ready for the work, not only the stage. The stage is the last part. The first part is the classroom, the rehearsal, the script, the director who corrects you, the long day when you are tired and you keep going. Li Xian knows that room well, and that is why he lasts.
In the end, I see Li Xian as a young man standing on a coastal path at sunset, looking over a fishing village, calm, thoughtful, and alone with his thoughts. That image stays with me, because it is a picture of his whole career. He stands above the sea, he looks at it, he does not rush, he waits, he watches, and he moves when the time is right. I hope his next moves take him to new roles, to new kinds of men, to new challenges, because he has earned the right to choose, and because I want to see what a charming, sincere, and hardworking actor can do when he is fully free. He has already shown that a cold champion can learn to love. Now I want to see what else he can learn.
I keep thinking about Go Go Squid, and about Han Shangyan, a man who is cold, serious, and focused on winning, who does not know how to express his feelings, and who learns to love slowly, through small acts, through protection, through care. That slow learning is beautiful to watch, because it is how real love often works. Real love does not arrive in a single moment. It grows, slowly, through small acts, through trust, through care. Li Xian played that growth with a restraint that made me believe it. He did not make Han Shangyan a perfect hero. He made him a person who tries, who fails, who tries again, and who finally learns to say what he feels. That is a story worth telling, and Li Xian told it well, with a quiet intensity that stayed with me long after the drama ended.
Tientsin Mystic deserves more thought, because Guo Deyou is a young man who works on the river, who solves crimes, who dives, who fights, who loves, and who is brave in a physical way. That is a very different kind of hero from Han Shangyan, a man who is active, who is in the water, who is in fights, who is not cold, but warm, funny, and loyal. Li Xian played him with a physical energy that viewers loved, and the drama became a success, earning him praise for his performance. I like that he took a physical role, because it shows that he is willing to learn new skills, to train, to dive, to fight, to move like a river worker. That willingness to learn is a sign of a professional, and it is one reason why his career has lasted, from a detective to a champion to a villager to a husband.
Meet Yourself is, for me, his most important recent work, because Xie Zhiyao is a warm and gentle man, a person who has chosen a simple life, who helps his village, who cooks, who laughs, and who loves in a steady way. That is a different kind of hero from Han Shangyan, and it shows that Li Xian can play warmth as well as coldness. I love that about him. He is not only a cold champion. He is also a warm friend, a kind neighbour, a man who finds joy in looking after others. That thought, that a good life need not be a hurried life, is a helpful one, and Li Xian played it with an honesty that made me trust it, even though my own life is hurried. A slow life, a kind life, a life lived with people you love, is a good life, and Xie Zhiyao shows that, in every scene, in every smile, in every act of care.
Flourished Peony is another drama that stays with me, because Jiang Changyang is a man who supports a strong woman, who protects her, who helps her build a business, who loves without demanding. That is a mature choice for an actor, to play a man who shares the spotlight, who lets the heroine shine, who is a partner, not only a hero. I respect that choice, because it shows confidence. A man who is confident does not need to be the centre of every scene. He can support, he can help, he can love, and that supporting love is just as important as leading love. Li Xian played Jiang Changyang with a warmth and a strength that made him a beloved character, even though the story belonged to the heroine, and that is a sign of a mature actor, one who understands that a good story is about partnership, not only about one person.
One more lesson, about waiting. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy, he played in Feng Shui, he played in Who Sleeps My Bro, he played in Tientsin Mystic, and he waited for years before Go Go Squid made him a star. Waiting is tough, especially when you know you have talent and the industry has not noticed it yet. He waited patiently, and that patience teaches a lesson. Many young people want fame in a night. Li Xian shows that fame can come slowly, through work, through small roles, through a long climb, and that slow fame lasts longer than fast fame. I think that is a useful lesson, and I wish more young actors would learn it, because a career built slowly is a career built well, like a house built on stone, not on sand. One more thought stays with me, about the way he handles being charming. Charm is often mistaken for a trick, but Li Xian’s charm feels honest, because it comes from sincerity, from listening, from care. When he plays Han Shangyan, he does not shout his love. He shows it, in a small gesture, in a look, in a decision to protect someone, in a quiet act of care. That is a kind of love I understand, and it is a kind of acting I admire, because it does not rely on words. It relies on truth, on a small act that says more than a long speech. I think many viewers saw themselves in Han Shangyan, in his cold exterior, in his warm heart, in his slow learning to love, and that is why Go Go Squid moved so many people. It was not only a romance. It was a story about learning to feel, about learning to say what you feel, about learning to love slowly, and truly, one small act at a time.
There is also a lesson in the way he played Xie Zhiyao in Meet Yourself, a warm and gentle man who has chosen a simple life, who helps his village, who cooks, who laughs, and who loves in a steady way. That is a different kind of hero from Han Shangyan, and it shows that Li Xian can play warmth as well as coldness. I love that about him. He is not only a cold champion. He is also a warm friend, a kind neighbour, a man who finds joy in looking after others. That thought, that a good life need not be a hurried life, is a helpful one, and Li Xian played it with an honesty that made me trust it, even though my own life is hurried. A slow life, a kind life, a life lived with people you love, is a good life, and Xie Zhiyao shows that, in every scene, in every smile, in every act of care, from a coastal village to a fishing boat to a sunset over the sea.
I want to talk about Go Go Squid, because it was the drama that turned Li Xian into a phenomenon in the summer of 2019. He played Han Shangyan, a cold and serious leader of an e-sports team, a man who is strict, proud, and shy in love, and millions of viewers fell for him. People called him the boyfriend of the summer, and the drama became a huge hit, and suddenly Li Xian was everywhere, on posters, on social media, in every conversation about dramas. I think what made Han Shangyan work is that Li Xian did not play him as a perfect prince. He played him as a real man, a man who is good at his work, who is awkward with feelings, who tries to be cool and fails in a sweet way. That honesty is why the character felt alive.
Then came Meet Yourself, and it showed a completely different hero. He plays a man who leaves the busy city and goes to a small village in Yunnan, a man who is tired, who has lost someone, and who finds healing in a slow life, in good food, in kind neighbours, in a woman who runs a small guesthouse. It is a gentle drama, a slow drama, and it asks the actor to do less, to sit, to listen, to breathe, to let the landscape do the talking. Li Xian did that beautifully, and the drama became loved by people who were tired of fast, loud stories. I think it proved that he can carry a quiet story as well as a loud one, and that is a sign of a mature actor.
Tientsin Mystic was an earlier leading role, and it is worth remembering, because it showed his range before he was famous. He played Guo Deyou, a detective who works by the river, a man who reads clues in the water and in the dead, a rough and funny hero in an old city. It was a strange and interesting drama, full of mystery and local colour, and Li Xian played it with energy and charm. Many actors wait for a perfect role. He took an unusual role, and he made it work, and that willingness to try something different is part of why his career grew. A strange role, played well, can teach an actor more than a safe role.
Flourished Peony is his recent period drama, and it pairs him with Yang Zi, a flower business, a woman who grows peonies and builds a trade, and a man who stands beside her. It is a mature pairing, two experienced actors, a story about work and love in the Tang dynasty, and it shows Li Xian as a grown leading man, not a young idol. I like that he is choosing stories about work, about craft, about people who build something with their hands. Those stories last longer than simple romances, because they say something about life.
The waiting is the lesson I keep coming back to. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy, he played in small films, he played in Tientsin Mystic, and he waited for years before Go Go Squid made him a star. Waiting is tough, especially when you know you have talent and the industry has not noticed it yet. He waited patiently, and that patience teaches a lesson. Many young people want success in one year, and they give up when it does not come. Li Xian waited, he worked, he learned, and when his moment came, he was ready. That is how a real career is built, not in one summer, but in many quiet years before the summer comes.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Li Xian born and where is he from?
Li Xian was born on 19 October 1991 in Xianning, Hubei, China. He later studied acting at the Beijing Film Academy.
What was Li Xian’s first film?
His first major film role was in Feng Shui in 2012, a serious drama about family and land in China. It showed he was willing to take artistic roles early in his career.
What drama made Li Xian a star?
Go Go Squid in 2019 made him a star. He played Han Shangyan, a cold and serious esports champion who falls in love with Tong Nian, played by Yang Zi.
Who did Li Xian play in Tientsin Mystic?
In Tientsin Mystic from 2017, he played Guo Deyou, a young man in old Tianjin who solves mysteries, dives into rivers, and fights to protect his friends.
What is Meet Yourself about?
Meet Yourself, from 2023, is a gentle drama about healing in a village in Yunnan. Li Xian plays Xie Zhiyao, a warm man who runs a guesthouse and slowly falls in love.
What is Flourished Peony?
Flourished Peony, from 2025, is a historical drama about a woman who builds a peony business in the Tang dynasty. Li Xian plays Jiang Changyang, her supportive and loving husband.
