Awakening Lion Dance Girl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ye Qingqing, born into a lion dance family, was gifted but forbidden to perform due to her gender. Later trained by former Lion King Meng Xingzhou, after a decade she mastered the art. Defying family opposition, she competed wearing the lion head, overcame obstacles, changed traditions, and became the first female Lion King recognized by the martial arts world.

Series details

• Title: Awakening Lion Dance Girl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2025-05-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-05-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 2 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85015

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-05-31; final listed air date 2025-05-31; episode order: 58.

Source and licence

Adapted from Awakening Lion Dance Girl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.