5 Reasons Why China’s Hottest Girl – Zhang Ziyi, Selected as Top Ten Charmer

Chinese actress, Zhang Ziyi, was told "You Bring Charm to the World" when she was selected along with 9 others as one of China's 10 most influential people in the world.

Indeed, Zhang Ziyi charmed the audience with some of her comments upon receiving the award.

1. It's a great honor to me, but I have never thought of myself anything particularly outstanding," said the actress, who starred in " Memoirs of a Geisha."

2. She herself partially attributed her success to luck – "Yes, that's true. My first role was offered by Zhang Yimou (in the film "The Road Home") , and Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" brought me world fame," she said. "But I cherish each chance and finish each piece of work with all my heart, so am I today. I don't think there is a shortcut to success, not at all."

3. In response to the courting by Hollywood, she responded, "The key is if it is attractive to me and if I have confidence and passion to do it."

4. When rejecting an 'interesting' script that contained racial discrimination, "As a Chinese, I could not lose dignity."

5. When asked which she would keep if God took her youth, beauty, wealth, health, love and family affection, the charmer replied, " "May I choose two of them love and family affection? If you can die in the arms of someone who loves you so dearly, isn't it another kind of happiness?"

Is there any wonder now why she won the award?

The other 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