Liu Mengchen graduated with both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Contemporary Dance Choreography from the Beijing Dance Academy. She is a dance choreographer, dancer, and documentary filmmaker, and is currently a lecturer at the Beijing Dance Academy. 

She is a recipient of the China National Arts Fund’s Talent Support Scheme and was awarded a scholarship to attend the American Dance Festival. As a rising documentary director, her work has been recognised at the China-US Film Festival and the Europe International Film Festival. 

Her choreographic collaborations include international projects such as Jacob’s Pillow and Dixon Place in the United States. Her documentaries Three and 1.3 Billion and The Chooser were shortlisted for the Golden Angel Awards at the China-US Film Festival.