The Legend of Mulan Mulan is played by Hou Mengyao, because her family loves Dream of Red Mansions, so the word "Mengyao" is taken from the last word of Dream of Red Mansions, and the word "yao" means "beautiful jade" in the dictionary, so her name is Mengyao. The word "yao" in the dictionary means "beautiful jade", so she was named Mengyao. Because she liked dancing since she was a child, she chose to study dance when she was in secondary school, and then she was admitted to the education major of Beijing Dance Academy, thinking just to come out to teach dance in the future, and her job was also more stable. 2006, she took part in the casting of "Red Chamber Dreamer", but at that time, she didn't have any idea to be an actress.
In 2011, Hou Mengyao, a dancer, was chosen by the director to star in the costume drama "Mulan", in which she played the role of Hua Mulan, a heroine who joined the army on behalf of her father.
In 2013, Hou Mengyao co-starred with Gao Yunxiang and Yuan Yongyi in the Qing dynasty drama "The Many Sentiments of the River and the Mountain", in which she portrayed Dong Xiaowan, a concubine of Dong E. She is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In the same year, she co-starred with Liu Yue and Li Donghan in the costume historical saga drama "Shangguan Wan'er", in which she played Shangguan Wan'er, the prime minister among women. 2014, with the costume saga drama "Legend of Mulan", she was awarded the Audience Favorite TV Drama Actress Award of the 10th Golden Eagle Television Art Festival. 2016, Hou Mengyao starred in the Qing Dynasty courtroom drama "Beauty and Fragrance", in which she played a kind-hearted maiden of Baihuazhen Ding Xiang. In the same year, she starred in the Republican legend drama "Dancing Cherry" directed by Li Huimin.