China's most famous actress Zhang Ziyi has proved her universal
charisma by winning a "most influential Chinese in 2006" award on
Saturday.
The 28-year-old, who is best known for her performances in
several Hollywood blockbusters including Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, was honored for being a two-time Oscar awards
presenter and a judge at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
Tiger director Ang Lee was also a winner for his "Best
Director" Oscar for Brokeback Mountain.
The "most influential Chinese in 2006" awards, presented at
Peking University Hall in Beijing, were jointly sponsored by
various media, including Phoenix TV, Baidu.com and Beijing
Youth Daily?newspaper, to honor outstanding Chinese from
a variety of fields.
Full list of "most influential Chinese in 2006" (a.k.a "You
Bring Charm to the World" awards) winners:
Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and
Nobel Prize winner
Yizhi Jane Tao, Assistant Professor of
Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Rice University
Xia-Chang Zhang, main inventor of the
environmentally-friendly power source SoftBattery
John Chun Sai So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
John Liu, New York City Councilman
Liu Xiang, world record holder in the 110-meter
hurdles
Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker prodigy
Ang Lee, winner of the Best Director Oscar
Tan Dun, composer
Zhang Ziyi, internationally acclaimed
actress
Chan Yik Hei, young Hong Kong science amateur
after whom the 20780 Chanyikhei asteroid is named
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(CRI.cn April 2, 2007)
