Choenyi Tsering (; ; born 15 May 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer of
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
descent. She is best known for her roles as Princess Aliya on ''
Love Yunge from the Desert
''Love Yunge from the Desert'' (Chinese: 大汉情缘之云中歌) is a 2015 Chinese television series based on Tong Hua's novel ''Song in the Clouds''. It is a sequel to '' Sound of the Desert'' (2014), also based on a novel by Tong Hua. The se ...
'' (2013) and
Zhang Lihua
Zhang Lihua (; died 589) was an imperial consort of the Chinese Chen dynasty. She was the favorite concubine of Chen's final emperor, Chen Shubao.
It is not known when Zhang Lihua was born. She was the daughter of a soldier, but her family was ...
/ Zhu Gui'er on ''
Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties
''Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties'' is a Chinese television series based on Chu Renhuo's historical novel '' Sui Tang Yanyi'', which romanticises the historical events leading to the fall of the Sui dynasty and the rise of the Tang dynasty. The ...
'' (2013) and also starred in a number of films, including ''Zhanian Instrument'' (1999), ''Women Who Know How to Flirt Are the Luckiest'' (2013), '' Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal'' (2014), and ''
Soul on a String
''Soul on a String'' (Tibetan: རྒྱུད་སྐུད་སྟེང་གི་རྣམ་ཤེས) is a 2016 Chinese Tibetan-language adventure film directed by Zhang Yang and co-written by Zhang Yang and Tashi Dawa, based on Tashi Da ...
'' (2017).
Early life and education
Choenyi Tsering was born in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on 15 May 1986. She aspired to act from an early age. She graduated from
Tibet University
Tibet University (UTibet; ) is a public university in Lhasa, Tibet, China. The university is one of China's key universities and the largest university in the Tibet Autonomous Region. With an internationally renowned department of Tibetan stu ...
.
Acting career
At the age of 13, Tsering appeared in an advertisement for a Tibetan medicine. It was her first ever advertising campaign as a model. She made her film debut in ''Zhanian Instrument'' (1999), playing Gesang. In 2002, she attended the Tourism Ambassador of Tibet trials and won the Champions. In the fellowing year, she got the first place in the "Fifty-six Golden Flower Beauty Pageant of National Minorities" contest. After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Tsering received her first leading role in a series called ''Changpiao Zhuangge'' (2008).
In 2009, she won the top place in ''Come on! Oriental angel'' (), a Talent Show program aired on
Dragon Television
Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV () is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as "Shanghai Television" but changed its name to Dragon Television on October 23, 2003.Penghu Islands Tourist Image Propaganda Ambassador. That same year, she appeared uncredited in the biographical historical television series ''
Huang Yanpei
Huang Yanpei (; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, writer, and politician. He was a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League.
Life
Huang was born in Neishidi, Chuansha, Jiangsu (now part of Pudong, Shanghai) duri ...
'' as a journalist.
Her first major film role was in ''Wuye Paimen'' (2011). It was released on 26 August 2011. In 2013, she had key supporting role as Princess Aliya in ''
Love Yunge from the Desert
''Love Yunge from the Desert'' (Chinese: 大汉情缘之云中歌) is a 2015 Chinese television series based on Tong Hua's novel ''Song in the Clouds''. It is a sequel to '' Sound of the Desert'' (2014), also based on a novel by Tong Hua. The se ...
'', for which she received praise. That same year, Tsering was cast as Zhang Lihua/ Zhu Gui'er in ''
Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties
''Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties'' is a Chinese television series based on Chu Renhuo's historical novel '' Sui Tang Yanyi'', which romanticises the historical events leading to the fall of the Sui dynasty and the rise of the Tang dynasty. The ...
'', a television series based on Chu Renhuo's historical novel ''Sui Tang Yanyi''. She had a minor role as Jia Jia in Pang Ho-Cheung's romance film ''Women Who Know How to Flirt Are the Luckiest''.
In 2014, Tsering appeared as Du Juan in the critically acclaimed
shenmo
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television series '' New Mad Monk'', a sequel to ''
The Legend of Crazy Monk
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''. She got a small role as a Western beauty in the fantasy action
adventure film
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Hunan Satellite Television
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. At the end of that same year, she sung a song with Tashi Dhondup on the
CCTV New Year's Gala
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.
In 2017, Tsering co-starred with Kimba and Siano Dudiom Zahi in ''
Soul on a String
''Soul on a String'' (Tibetan: རྒྱུད་སྐུད་སྟེང་གི་རྣམ་ཤེས) is a 2016 Chinese Tibetan-language adventure film directed by Zhang Yang and co-written by Zhang Yang and Tashi Dawa, based on Tashi Da ...
'' as the Qiong, a
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
shepherdess. In 2019, she appeared in a supporting role in Daniel Lee's adventure drama film '' The Climbers''.
Douban
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