The emergence of China as an economic superpower

I found a list that purports to know who the 10 most beautiful girls in China are.

What this means to me is that these are the girls we are likely to see next on the big screen in the magazines and such here in the US as America tries to capitalize on everything Chinese AND get the average Chinese to look/read/watch.

Is that what I am doing here? Hmmm....Here are numbers 6-10.

#10 Zhou Xun - born in Oct. 1976. English name Jue from Zhejiang. 

There is NO way this girl looks 30 years old.

Number 9 is Zhou Hui Min. Her English name is Vivian Chow. Born in Hong Kong.

Vivian will be 40 years old this year.

Is anybody eating their heart out besides me?

Number 8 is Guan Zhi Ling, also born in Hong Kong.

Her English name is Rosamund Kwan.

Uh, don't know who gave that name to her, but.

Rosamund is in her mid 40s...almost 44.

This is Joey Wong at number 7.  Joey's (Great Name!) Chinese name is Wang Zu Xian.

Joey was born in Taiwan.....

Ready, Joey will be 39 this week.

How do the Chinese stay so young looking?

 At number 6 is Yang Cai Ni.

She also goes by the English name Charlie (another great name for a girl) Yeung.

Charlie looks her age - 32 - but doesn't dress it.

Only a Chinese girl in her 30's would wear this. I can't imagine any girl from another Asian country wearing this.

Here is number 5.

No one will be surprised to know that Zhang Ziyi made the list. What I am surprised by is that she is number 5 and not higher. 

I reckon she figures people in English speaking countries can say her name (she's wrong) because she hasn't adopted an English name yet. Does anybody have any suggestions.

She is a young 26 years old and comes from Beijing.

 Here is number 4.

This Zhang Bai Zhi, no relation to the other Zhang on the list that I know of.

 Am I the only one who can see through this?

She goes by the English name Cecilia Cheung. Where do the Chinese get these names?

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 Cecilia is from Hong Kong and is the second youngest on the list at 26. Today, btw, is her birthday.

Does this remind you of anyone?

C'mon, China, you can be more original than this.

 Here is number 3.

This is Jiang Peil Ling.

Honest, this picture scared me. She looks like a lion. Perhaps that was the intent, but whoa!

Too much reality.

She goes by the English name Shirley Jiang. (A nice normal name.)

Shirley is a young 27 years old and is from Harbin...the cold country. I was there, but, dang it, I didn't see her.

 Quite a contrast from the first pic,eh?

Which is your favorite?

Here is number 2.

This is Li Jia Xin from Hong Kong.

Yep...and she's a looker.

It makes me wish I were in my 30's again...but it wouldn't make a difference, because I don't have a chance anyway.

She goes by Michelle Reis and will be 36 in a month.

Michelle! What are you doing this evening?

And, here is number 1.

This spot has been given to Lin Chi Ping.

Lin has no English name that she goes by, perhaps figuring we westerners can say her real name. She is right. We've been practicing saying Ping for a long time...and ding a ling and such.

She comes from Taiwan and will be 32 years old this year.

When I was a teenager I used to think that 30 something was old. Now that I have been a teenager many times I think 30 something is young. I also think that is when women look their best.. How about you?

 Congratulations to Lin Chi Ling for being number one. Does anybody want to offer up a different candidate?

Hollywood ...are you reading?