 | Hong Kong movie star Chow Yun-fat hugs China's movie star Gong Li during a press conference for the new Zhang Yimou movie 'Autumn Remembrance' in Beijing Saturday March 11, 2006. Chow and Gong play the leading roles in the new US$44.6million movie. Based on Chinese playwright Cao Yu's play 'Thunderstorm,' the movie tells the story of an emperor, an empress and a general in the Tang Dynasty. click to open  |
 | Peng Peng, a student at the Peking University watch the first episode of a Chinese-dubbed version of American comedy series 'Desperate Housewives,' via internet television at the dormitory of the University in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec 19, 2005. Chinese broadcasters have tidied up Wisteria Lane, the fictional suburban setting for 'Desperate Housewives,' an official said Monday. The Chinese-dubbed version of the show debuted late Monday on China's state-run CCTV8 channel. The entire first season was to air in seven days, with three shows playing every night. click to open |
 | A man looks at advertising posters for 'The Promise' at a Beijing cinema house Dec 18 2005. No-one has done as much for the modern Chinese movie industry as venerated directors Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. So as China celebrates its centenary of cinema this month, it's apt that the country's leading lights are going head-to-head at the box office. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' perform during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' Zhang Qianying performs during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' perform during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' perform during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' Li Yuchun performs during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' perform during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
 | China's 'Super Girls' perform during a concert in the people's stadium in Beijing Sunday Oct. 9, 2005. The contestants in the'American Idol' style singing contest in China have set a record for the fastest-selling concert tickets. The frenzy surrounding the Super Girls and the show sent groups of fans out purchasing posters of their favorite contestants and created a mini industry in 'Super Girl' knickknacks. The show made Chinese television history when it drew more viewers than the biggest annual TV even of the year, the Spring festival Gala. click to open |
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