In 2011, Tang played the role of kind and innocent Xia Tianmei in the metropolitan romance drama "My Daughter", which topped television ratings during its time slot and became the highest rated drama broadcast by Anhui TV that year. The same year, she starred in the romance comedy drama "Waking Love Up" alongside Roy Qiu , which also became one of the highest rated dramas of the year. Tang saw a further rise in popularity, and won several popularity awards at local award ceremonies.