Zhan Xinlu graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 2009 and entered the National Ballet of China in the same year.

She won the Gold medal in the 2nd Beijing International Ballet Invitational for Dance Schools in 2008; the Second Prize in 5th CCTV National Dance Competition in 2009; the Gold medal (Females Division) in the 1st Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition in 2011; the First prize at the 7th CCTV National Dance Competition in 2013; and the Gold Award (Senior Females Division) in the 8th Helsinki International Ballet Competition in 2016.

In June 2012, she was invited to the Gala of Kazakh Arts Festival and performed Don Quixote Pas de Deux and contemporary dance Farewell, My Love. In November 2015, she danced the Don Quixote pas de deux at the Variety Show for the Fourth Meeting of the Leaders of China and Central and Eastern European Countries, while she starred as the soloist of the “Bridesmaid” in the Don Quixote in the Variety Show for the 7th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September, 2018.

She has danced the leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, Raise the Red Lantern, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Chinese New Year (The Nutcracker Chinese version), Giselle, Don Quixote, L' Arlesienne, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Jewels, Songs and Dances of the Earth, Four Seasons, Onegin, The Crane Calling, The Light of Heart, Like Flowers, Inspiration and Glory, A Dream of Red Mansions, Hamlet, and other Chinese and foreign ballets.