Prior to becoming an actress, Li wanted to start a business of tea house into which she could merge elements of dance performance.

But after once helping out her friends in film school for a microcinema, she was fascinated and decided to pursue a career in acting.

[5] In 2016, Li made her acting debut with a leading role in the period fantasy web series Demon Girl by Yu Zheng.

[6][7] In 2017, she played Huang Rong in the television adaptation of Jin Yong's wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes and rose to fame in China.

[16] In 2021, she starred in the fantasy romance drama Court Lady, playing the female lead role Fu Rou, a seamstress.