# Xing Fei (邢菲)
**Xing Fei** (邢菲, also known by her English name Fair Xing; born 1994 in [Hulunbuir](https://www.edgepedia.org/hulunbuir), Inner Mongolia) is a mainland Chinese actress who trained in acrobatics as a child, gained wider public attention through a 2015 Hunan TV variety show, and became known for youth romance dramas before moving into period and mainstream television in the mid-2020s.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) • [2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) Her breakout was the 2019 campus romance *Put Your Head on My Shoulder* (《致我们暖暖的小时光》), and in 2025 she played Ning Susu (宁苏苏) in the period drama *[This Thriving Land](https://www.edgepedia.org/this-thriving-land)* (《生万物》).[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) • [1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia; moved to Shandong as an infant[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) • [4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00) |
| Pre-acting training | 12 years of acrobatics in Jinan, specializing in 蹬鼓 (foot-drum juggling) and 抖空竹 (diabolo)[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00) |
| Variety television debut | 2015 appearance on 《一年级·大学季》[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) • [3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) |
| Breakout | *Put Your Head on My Shoulder* (2019), 8.1 on Douban, opposite Lin Yi (林一)[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) • [2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) |
| Recent milestone | *This Thriving Land* (2025), aired on CCTV-8 and iQIYI from August 13, 2025; market share above 30%[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) • [3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) |
| Honors | Huading Award nomination (2019); iQIYI Scream Night Top Ten Drama Actors (2024); Annual Quality Rising Star (2026)[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) |
## Early life and acrobatics training
Chinese-language profiles agree on the broad shape of her childhood but differ on dates. According to one Tencent News feature, she was born in [Inner Mongolia](https://www.edgepedia.org/inner-mongolia) in 1994 and moved to Shandong with her migrant-worker parents at three months old; she was sent to a gymnastics team at age 3 and left home alone at 6 to train acrobatics in Jinan, where she spent 12 years specializing in 蹬鼓 and 抖空竹.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00) A second Tencent profile gives a different chronology: selected by a sports school in kindergarten for her looks, then chosen by an acrobatics troupe, beginning acrobatics at 6.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) The two accounts agree that acrobatics training began at 6 and lasted roughly 12 years; the age at which gymnastics or sports-school selection started is reported inconsistently.
**蹬鼓 was a punishing specialty.** The large drum is balanced and spun by the feet using waist and abdominal strength; when it falls, it strikes the head, chest, or abdomen, and the same profile reports bruises as routine and concussions and fractures as common occurrences.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00)
Her route into performance ran through a military art troupe. One profile states she was selected into the Guangzhou Military Region Soldiers' Art Troupe (广州军区战士文工团) at 13; another says only that she later joined a military art troupe, without an age.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00) • [3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) At 14 she starred in her first film, the children's comedy 《杂技小精灵》, playing Dandan (丹丹).[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00)
Her formal education is disputed. iQIYI's official actor profile states she graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy (上海戏剧学院).[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) Tencent News profiles describe her as 非科班, not conservatory-trained, with an acrobatics and military-art-troupe background instead.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00)
## Career beginnings
Her public entry came through variety television. In 2015, she appeared on Hunan TV's 《一年级·大学季》, where mentor Tong Dawei (佟大为) criticized her and she was injured by a 5-jin (about 2.5 kg) drum during rehearsal.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) iQIYI's profile likewise marks 2015 on the variety show as the moment she gained attention.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn)
Early screen roles were low-budget web dramas. She debuted in *Campus Basketball Situation* (2016, rated 7.3 on MyDramaList) and then led *Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me* (《恶魔少爷别吻我》, 2017, 7.4), a hit web drama that raised her profile; iQIYI's profile also lists the 2017 series among her early credits.[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) • [1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) A lower-rated early credit is *The Faded Light Years* (2018, 7.1).[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair)
## Breakthrough and major roles
**2019 was the turning point.** Paired with [Lin Yi](https://www.edgepedia.org/lin-yi) in the romance comedy web drama *Put Your Head on My Shoulder*, she became a recognized "sweet romance" lead; the series scored 8.1 on Douban and 8.3 on MyDramaList, and the pairing became popular internationally, described in Chinese commentary as among the early "INS三大巨头" (three Instagram giants) CP pairings.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) • [2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) In November 2019 she received a Best Actress nomination in the contemporary-theme TV drama category at the 26th Huading Awards for the series.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn)
Her subsequent lead dramas cluster at consistently solid ratings: *The Moon Brightens for You* (2020, 8.1), *[My Little Happiness](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-little-happiness)* (2021, 8.4, her highest-rated listed drama, as Cong Rong), *Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard* (2021, 8.1), and *[Side Story of Fox Volant](https://www.edgepedia.org/side-story-of-fox-volant)* (2022, 8.3).[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair)
## Career since late 2023
Two 2024 lead dramas marked her shift in genre. She played Jin Yan in *Dark Night and Dawn* (《暗夜与黎明》, 8.1) and Bai Cai in *Burning Flames* (2024, 7.9).[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) At the 2024 iQIYI Scream Night she was named among the Year's Top Ten Drama Actors in the drama category.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn)
**《生万物》 brought her widest exposure.** The period drama, in which she played the supporting role of Ning Susu, Xiuxiu's sister, aired on CCTV-8 and iQIYI from August 13, 2025.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) • [2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair) Tencent's profile frames the role, played at 30 with fluent dialect, as her transition into prestige period drama.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) In January 2026 she appeared on the outdoor ice-and-snow reality show 《热雪沸腾的我们》, and in March 2026 she received the 年度品质星锐剧星 (Annual Quality Rising Star) award at the China TV Drama Quality Ceremony.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) MyDramaList lists upcoming projects including *Snow Trace* (Cai Ling), *My Girl* (Zhou Xiao Xi), *What We Owe* (Song Ning), *Crazy Towns* (Zhang Chun Na), and *In Her Eyes* (Pei Ling Ling).[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair)
## By the numbers
*This Thriving Land* was, by the metrics Tencent reported in August 2025, an exceptional broadcast: at 20 episodes aired it had exceeded 30% market share, iQIYI's in-platform heat score had passed 10,500 (described as approaching the level of *The Knockout*, 《狂飙》), and daily views exceeded 100 million.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) For comparison, her own drama ratings on Douban and MyDramaList have stayed in a narrow band: her listed dramas from 2016 through 2025 range from 7.1 to 8.4, with the 2019 breakout at 8.1 and the 2025 prestige drama at 8.2.[2](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair)
## Genre range and cohort positioning
Chinese commentary has been blunt about the limits of her early typecasting. From 2015 to 2025, Tencent reports, she was repeatedly criticized for a narrow range, with the quoted charges being "戏路单一" (monotonous roles), "演技无突破" (no acting breakthrough), and "只能演甜宠剧" (can only act in sweet-romance dramas).[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) Her response, in the accounts of both Tencent features, was a deliberate broadening: a single mother and professional woman in *Ladies' Status* (《女士的品格》), a role in the 2024 spy-era drama *Dark Night and Dawn*, and then the period drama *This Thriving Land*.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00) • [4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00) One profile describes her career as moving from low-budget idol dramas to large-scale life and modern dramas.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00)
## Reception, awards and public image
Her industry recognition spans the two phases of her career. The 2019 Huading nomination for Best Actress in a contemporary-theme drama came with the breakout; the 2024 Scream Night Top Ten Actors listing and the 2026 Annual Quality Rising Star award came with the transition to mainstream drama.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn) Audience response to her Ning Susu performance in *This Thriving Land* was positive, with Tencent highlighting her crying scenes (哭戏) as the element that drew wide attention.[3](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00)
## References
1. [邢菲-Fair Xing, iQIYI actor profile](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%82%A2%E8%8F%B2-fair-xing-233806305?lang=zh_cn)
2. [Xing Fei (邢菲), MyDramaList](https://mydramalist.com/people/13922-xing-fair)
3. [生万物：非科班的她6岁练杂技19岁综艺出道，如今31岁凭哭戏出圈, Tencent News (August 19, 2025)](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250819A05IHB00)
4. [《生万物》邢菲：练杂技出身，成讨好型人格，30岁已让父母提前退休安享晚年, Tencent News (August 27, 2025)](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250827A029HD00)
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