Zhou Xun is a Chinese actress and singer who is considered one of the Four Dan Actresses of China (the most bankable) along with Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei and Xu Jing Lei. Born on October 18, 1974, Zhou Xun made her acting debut in the 1991 film “Old Grave.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas and won many acting accolades during her successful career. Some of her recent roles include the film “Our Time Will Come” (2017) and the television dramas “Red Sorghum” (2014) and “Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” (2018). As a singer, she also has released two albums and many hit singles. Zhou Xun married American actor Archie Kao in 2014.

Zhou Xun

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Like so many other women in this day and age, Shen Yue (Zhou Xun), Liang Jing Si (Sammi Cheng), and Zhou Xiao Lu (Huang Mi Yi) spent their days juggling a myriad of tasks. From work to chores, to family demands, life for each of these women was an endless cycle of busyness. But when the world was shaken by a global pandemic, everything changed.

Though from completely different walks of life, Shen Yue, Jing Si, and Xiao Lu suddenly find themselves facing a common dilemma as news of the spreading pandemic begins to have dramatic impacts on their daily lives. Joining an entire world in a seemingly endless struggle to navigate the turbulent waters of a growing pandemic, each woman tries to do her best. But with jobs suddenly gone, lovers separated, families crumbling, and death seems to lurk around every corner, the task isn’t easy.

As the world begins to lock down around them, each of these women finds herself asking a simple question: How does life go on when the entire world has stopped?&nbsp;

Taking a look at the events of the COVID-19 pandemic from a uniquely female perspective, “Hero” is a 2022 Chinese drama film directed by Sylvia Chang, Li Shao Hong, and Joan Chen.

Hero

After the death of her older sister, Yuan Zhilan (Deng En Xi), Yuan Zhihua (Zhou Xun) is left with nothing more than a letter and an invitation to her sister’s 30-year high school reunion. Deciding to attend the reunion in her sister’s stead, Zhihua runs into Yin Chuan (Qin Hao), a currently struggling novelist and the boy on whom Zhihua once harbored a secret crush. With her older sister always stealing the spotlight, Yin Chuan had never bothered to pay much attention to Zhihua, until now.

Connecting with Yin Chuan in a way she never could in high school, Zhihua begins a series of correspondence with her childhood crush, all while pretending to be her deceased sister. As the two connect through old-fashioned letters, they begin to understand the underlying stories that brought each of them to where they are now.

As old memories are re-lived, new feelings are evoked, bringing hearts and lives together in ways neither of them could ever imagine.

A story of love and loss, heartbreak and healing, “Last Letter” is a 2018 romantic drama film directed by Shunji Iwai.

Last Letter

The Last Team ❤️

JSTV

The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi (Zhou Xun) is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks.

After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong (Wallace Huo) becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges. 

Can Ruyi maintain her role as Empress under such difficult circumstances?

“Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Jun. It is adapted from the novel Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan by Liu Lianzi and is a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 television drama “Empresses in the Palace.”

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Qing Hair and Those Who Dare

Ula-Nara Ruyi

Huayi Brothers

A supervisor at a Shanghai consulting firm, Zhang Hui (Zhou Xun) has worked hard to get where she is today. A no-nonsense professional with a successful career, she’s at the top of her game. There’s just one problem… she’s secretly in love with her long-time friend and a co-worker, Xiao Gong (Huang Xiao Ming).

Friends since college, Zhang Hui has harbored a crush on Xiao Gong for years. Convincing herself he’s too focused on work to think about love, Zhang Hui is devastated when Xiao Gong returns from a trip with a flirty new girlfriend, Hailey (Sonia Sui).

Determined to win back the love of her life, Zhang Hui turns to her friends for advice. Knowing Zhang Hui is completely clueless when it comes to dating, her friends give her a series of flirting lessons that are sure to win Xiao Gong’s heart.

Despite her loathing of women who flirt, Zhang Hui becomes exactly that to win back the only man she’s ever really loved.

“Women Who Flirt” is a 2014 romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho Cheung.

Women Who Flirt

Zhang Hui

A fox spirit will do anything in her quest to become human.

Xiao Wei (Zhou Xun) is a fox demon who has been imprisoned in ice for centuries. She is freed by Que’er (Yang Mi), quirky bird demon. Xiao Wei embarks on a quest to seduce men so that she can consume their hearts and finally become human.

When Xiao Wei crosses paths with the disfigured Princess Jing (Zhao Wei), who wears a gold mask to cover her scarred face, she ends up accompanying the princess to the White City. There, Xiao Wei targets as her next victim General Huo Xin (Chen Kun), who is Princess Jing’s former bodyguard. Will Xiao Wei succeed in her evil plan or can Huo Xin save the woman he truly loves?

“Painted Skin: The Resurrection” is a 2012 Chinese film directed by Wu Er Shan. It is a follow-up to the 2008 “Painted Skin” and reunites most of the original cast.

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