[3] On March 19, she wrote a long Weibo post, which caused her to rise in popularity,[4] and she eventually ranked sixth in the first General Election on July 26.

[6][7] On 12 October, the release of SNH48's EP "UZA" saw Li as part of the Senbatsu, and her first music video appearance, which was shot in South Korea in June.

On 25 July, Li was ranked third in SNH48's second General Election, receiving 47,134.5 votes,[10] subsequently becoming part of Seine River together with Zhao Jiamin and Ju Jingyi.

On 26 December, her performances of "Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou" and "Ame no Pianist" on SNH48's second Request Time were ranked first and fourth respectively.

On January 7, 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Temodemo no Namida", performed with Huang Tingting, came in second.

During the I Top Fan Festival on November 19, Li won the "Most Popular Female Artist" award.