Yang was born Yang Niao on 6 November 1992 in Fangshan District, Beijing, China. Her father Yang Yunfei was a firefighter who worked in emergency rescue and disaster relief and her mother Ma Haiyan was a housewife.
Her father named her Yang Niao to wish China a successful bid for the Olympics. From an early age, her parents accompanied her to various auditions because of her love for acting. She first starred in Ru Chi Chu Shan at the age of 6.
Yang Zi Speaks Languages Fluently
As we know, Yang Zi was born and grew up in China and her parents also belong to China. She is very fluent in Mandarin (China's official language) in comparison to other languages spoken across the world. She can also understand and speak English a little bit (when it is required in her acting career) but she is not fluent in Mandarin.