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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

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Former Miss World
Apr 8, 2011 (WiC 102)

Born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Zhang Zilin moved to Beijing when she was 12. She later completed her studies at the University of Science and Technology in Beijing and obtained a degree in business administration. But Zhang then found her ...

China’s ‘most hardworking actress’
Mar 18, 2011 (WiC 99)

Born and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, Fan Bingbing graduated from Shanghai Xie Jin’s Star School and Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1996. She soon landed a role in the smash hit TV drama Princess Huanzhu, which propelled her to stardom. ...

China’s diving queen
Jan 28, 2011 (WiC 93)

Native of Hebei, Guo Jingjing, 29, began her diving career at the age of 6. Incredibly, that meant a late start on most of her peers, although she soon managed to catch up, first making the national team at the age of 11. Three years later, she ...

The controversial model
Jan 21, 2011 (WiC 92)

Raised by her grandparents and her single-mother, Su Zizi grew up in the city of Yichang, Hubei. During her first year at Renmin University in Beijing, Su’s grandmother fell seriously ill and she was faced with the responsibility of covering ...

China’s most famous daughter-in-law
Nov 5, 2010 (WiC 84)

Hai Qing, 32, started her career as a dancer. When she was 18, she decided to move into acting and enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy. Since then, Hai has starred in many television series including Dwelling Narrowness, a hit TV series ...

Pearl Buck
Apr 16, 2010 (WiC 56)

Born in West Virginia, Pearl Buck (1892-1973) spent most of her childhood in Zhejiang, where her parents were missionaries. As a result, Buck was tutored by a Confucian scholar and spoke Chinese before she spoke English. She later returned to the ...

Yao Ming
Mar 12, 2010 (WiC 52)

China’s undisputed basketball icon, Yao Ming, 29, was born in Shanghai. Not particularly drawn to athletics, Yao spent most of his childhood reading books instead of playing basketball. But when he was nine, the country’s sports officials ...

Yu Nan
Feb 19, 2010 (WiC 50)

Born in Dalian in 1978, Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4. As a teenager she later ignored her family’s advice to study foreign languages and get a university degree, and enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy, the country’s most ...

Song Zuying
Jan 22, 2010 (WiC 46)

Song Zuying is China’s leading female soprano. Now 43, she was born in Hunan and is ethnically Miao, one of China’s official minority peoples. According to folklore (and her publicist, no doubt) a young Song would serenade the mountain ...

Ding Junhui
Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45)

Ding Junhui, 22, started playing snooker at the age of 9 with his father at local clubs. He was soon beating all-comers, so his father took Ding to Dongguan, where China’s national snooker team trained. His big break came in 2002, when he won ...

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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

Former Miss World Apr 8, 2011 (WiC 102) Born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Zhang Zilin moved to Beijing when she was 12. She later completed her studies at the University of Science and Technology in Beijing and obtained a degree in business administration. But Zhang then found her ...

China’s diving queen Jan 28, 2011 (WiC 93) Native of Hebei, Guo Jingjing, 29, began her diving career at the age of 6. Incredibly, that meant a late start on most of her peers, although she soon managed to catch up, first making the national team at the age of 11. Three years later, she ...

The controversial model Jan 21, 2011 (WiC 92) Raised by her grandparents and her single-mother, Su Zizi grew up in the city of Yichang, Hubei. During her first year at Renmin University in Beijing, Su’s grandmother fell seriously ill and she was faced with the responsibility of covering ...

Pearl Buck Apr 16, 2010 (WiC 56) Born in West Virginia, Pearl Buck (1892-1973) spent most of her childhood in Zhejiang, where her parents were missionaries. As a result, Buck was tutored by a Confucian scholar and spoke Chinese before she spoke English. She later returned to the ...

Yao Ming Mar 12, 2010 (WiC 52) China’s undisputed basketball icon, Yao Ming, 29, was born in Shanghai. Not particularly drawn to athletics, Yao spent most of his childhood reading books instead of playing basketball. But when he was nine, the country’s sports officials ...

Yu Nan Feb 19, 2010 (WiC 50) Born in Dalian in 1978, Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4. As a teenager she later ignored her family’s advice to study foreign languages and get a university degree, and enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy, the country’s most ...

Song Zuying Jan 22, 2010 (WiC 46) Song Zuying is China’s leading female soprano. Now 43, she was born in Hunan and is ethnically Miao, one of China’s official minority peoples. According to folklore (and her publicist, no doubt) a young Song would serenade the mountain ...

Ding Junhui Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45) Ding Junhui, 22, started playing snooker at the age of 9 with his father at local clubs. He was soon beating all-comers, so his father took Ding to Dongguan, where China’s national snooker team trained. His big break came in 2002, when he won ...