The successful Chinese actress was welcomed on Tuesday, May 16, at the Negresco by the Metropolitan Tourism Office. She was officially named as the ambassador for culture and tourism of the territory in China.
“Nice is a very beautiful city full of history and culture, and don’t forget it’s also a city of gastronomy, so I won’t hesitate to introduce Nice to my friends. I really hope I can make a film in Nice one day,” shares Kitty Zhang Yuqi, honored to receive the title of ambassador.
Lauriano Azinheirinha, Director General of the Metropolitan Tourism Office (MTO), symbolically presented a diploma to the Chinese actress, who is visiting France to attend the Cannes Festival.
Today, we are fortunate to have a personality like you as the cultural tourism ambassador of Nice Côte d’Azur, which will accelerate the promotion of our destination. You emphasized the cultural heritage, including a renowned gastronomy of high quality, which interests Chinese tourists; indeed, this richness is confirmed here by the UNESCO World Heritage inscription, and we are eager to help it be better discovered.
Lauriano Azinheirinha, Director General, Metropolitan Office of Tourism and Congresses Nice Côte d’Azur –
2024 will mark the 60th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations. It is with this perspective that this new representative has been appointed. Her mission is to leverage her popularity in her country to promote the territory of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis as an attractive cultural destination. It is also a means for the MTO to strengthen winter tourism. Indeed, the Chinese New Year is “always a prosperous period for vacations in China.” These festivities always fall between January 21 and February 19.
Icon of China’s No. 1 Social Network
The star is the icon of the number one social network in China: Sina Weibo. It’s a communication channel under Chinese state censorship. With this partner, she walks the red carpet at the Cannes festival. Her privileged visibility among Chinese internet users is, in this sense, an undeniable added value for promoting the territory of Nice.
Her real name is Zhāng Shuǎng, and the young woman comes from the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. After studying traditional opera at the Shanghai Conservatory, she made a name for herself in Chinese cinema. The role that made her famous was that of Miss Yuen in the Hong Kong film CJ7, directed by Stephen Chow, in 2008.
Moreover, she is part of the “Sing Girls.” The term refers to actresses who have played alongside the director. Generally, all these women have one thing in common: they have played the role of the girl in whom the main character is interested.
