The reason is that Liu Yifei's nickname is "Xi Xi".
The origin of the name is attributed to the explosive popularity of the movie "Princess Sissi" trilogy, starring Romy Schneider, which was shown in China in the mid-to-late 80s. Children who did not experience this period could not appreciate the explosive impact of the movie, when many young parents gave birth to a girl, called "Xi" or nicknamed "Xi Xi" is quite high, the Chinese people named reflect the trend of that era, this phenomenon is very normal. This phenomenon is very normal.
As for the name "Liu Yifei", it was changed by her godfather after she became an actress, and "Xixi" is still kept as a nickname, which is very kind to her.
Liu Yifei's Early Years
In 1995, at the age of 8, Liu Yifei took part in the 2nd Children's Flower Cup Children's Clothing Modeling Competition of Zhongnan Shangdu, and won the championship with her good performance level and superior physical condition among more than 1,800 children and teenagers who participated in the competition. Liu Yifei, who attends Poyang Street Primary School in Wuhan, also performed the dance "Joyful Festival" at the "June 1 Celebration" cultural evening.
In 1997, Liu Yifei dropped out of Poyang Street Elementary School and moved to the United States because of her mother's work. Because of the relationship between studying and staying in the United States for a long time, Liu Yifei's mother changed her nationality to the United States. In the same year, Liu Yifei started her middle school in New York.
In 2002, Liu Yifei returned to China and took the Beijing Film Academy's admissions test, and successfully passed three rounds of exams, thus being officially admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.