Liu Jingyu official photo - Chinese actor, star of A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream

Liu Jingyu

BIOGRAPHY

Liu Jingyu (刘竞屿, also written 劉競嶼) is a Chinese actor born on 12 January 2005. He plays Xu Changyang, a free-spirited young tea farmer, in A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills’ Dream (寒阳风起春山境), his first credited role.

It is a leading part. The series ran sixteen episodes of roughly forty-five minutes, from 12 June to 21 August 2026, and he appears in all sixteen as one of the two leads, opposite Kuma (Xiong Yiwen) as the burnt-out celebrity Feng Qinglang. That amounts to roughly twelve hours of screen time, and he was twenty-one when the series premiered.

The story puts a famous actor on a remote tea mountain, escaping the industry that made him, and a young man who has spent his life farming there. Xu Changyang is the half of the pairing rooted in the land: unhurried, untamed, and not impressed. The series was written and directed by Lizzy, credited on screen as ZELIA, produced by Jia Lan Shan Ying, and released internationally by GagaOOLala with subtitles in eleven languages.

Liu Jingyu was born in January 2005 and his first credited screen role is a lead in a sixteen-episode series.

The series went out in a staggered pattern: four episodes together at launch on 12 June 2026, then Fridays, with double releases on Saturday 25 July and Saturday 1 August, and the finale on 21 August 2026.

Its international release carries subtitles in eleven languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi, and an official soundtrack was released to Spotify.

His name is written in simplified characters as 刘竞屿 and in traditional characters as 劉競嶼, which are the same name in two scripts.

His whole screen record sits inside a single ten-week window, from 12 June to 21 August 2026, so every episode of that run is also an episode of his career. Because he appears in all sixteen, each release, including the four-episode launch and the two double-release Saturdays, brought new material from him. He works under a writer-director, Lizzy, who shaped both his character and the world around it, and opposite a co-lead who plays the reverse figure: Xu Changyang stays in place on the mountain while Feng Qinglang arrives from outside.

In my view a debut that is also a sixteen episode lead makes the choice of what to watch simple: there is one title, and it shows everything he has done on screen so far. What I would look for is how Xu Changyang holds his ground scene after scene across the full run.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
刘竞屿
Real Name
Liu Jingyu (刘竞屿)
Pronouns
he/him
Born
(Age 21)
Gender
Male
Western Zodiac
Capricorn ♑
Chinese Zodiac
Monkey 🐒
Profession
Nationality
Debut
2026 · A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream (2026)
Years Active
2026-present
Languages
Mandarin

TRIVIA

The series tagline is “My distant tea mountain gazes at his sea, across ten thousand miles”, an image that sets one character on the land and the other in the industry.

The series has an official soundtrack on Spotify.

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Liu Jingyu holds one record across the site: one leading role.

It dates from 2026.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is Liu Jingyu?

Liu Jingyu (刘竞屿) is a Chinese actor born on 12 January 2005. He plays the tea farmer Xu Changyang in the 2026 BL series A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills’ Dream, his only screen credit.

Is A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream Liu Jingyu's first role?

Yes, and it is a lead. No earlier credit is listed for him, and he appears in all sixteen episodes as one of the two central characters.

What character does Liu Jingyu play?

Xu Changyang, a free-spirited young tea farmer who lives on the mountain where the celebrity Feng Qinglang comes to hide from his own fame.

Who is Liu Jingyu's co-star?

Kuma, whose given name is Xiong Yiwen, plays Feng Qinglang. Their relationship is the centre of the series.

How many episodes is A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream?

Sixteen episodes of roughly forty-five minutes, released from 12 June to 21 August 2026. Four episodes launched together on the first day, then weekly, with two double-release weekends in July and August.

Where can I watch A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream?

On GagaOOLala, which released it internationally with subtitles in eleven languages.

Who directed the series?

Lizzy, credited on screen as ZELIA, who also wrote it.

How old is Liu Jingyu?

He was born on 12 January 2005, so he was twenty-one when the series premiered in June 2026.

What is the Chinese title of the series?

The Chinese title is 寒阳风起春山境.

How is Liu Jingyu's name written in Chinese?

In simplified characters it is 刘竞屿, and in traditional characters 劉競嶼, the same name in two scripts.

How was the series released week by week?

Four episodes arrived together on 12 June 2026, and later episodes came on Fridays. Saturday 25 July and Saturday 1 August each brought a double release, and the finale landed on 21 August.

Which languages are the subtitles in?

Eleven, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.

Is there an official soundtrack?

Yes, an official soundtrack was released to Spotify.

Who produced the series?

Jia Lan Shan Ying produced it, with Lizzy writing and directing.

What is Xu Changyang like?

He is unhurried, untamed and not easily impressed, and he stays rooted on the mountain while Feng Qinglang arrives from outside.

How much screen time does Liu Jingyu have?

He appears in all sixteen episodes of about forty-five minutes each, which comes to roughly twelve hours.

What are his zodiac signs?

Born on 12 January 2005, he is a Capricorn and, in the Chinese zodiac, a Monkey.

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