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Who are the international superstars in China?

Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973), a pioneer in the world's martial arts revolution, a martial arts fighter, a martial arts philosopher, the father of MMA, a martial arts master, the founder of kung fu movies and The founder of Jeet Kune Do, a Chinese martial arts film actor, the first global promoter of Chinese Kung Fu, and the first Chinese protagonist in Hollywood. His four and a half films in Hong Kong have broken multiple records three times. Among them, "Enter the Dragon" broke the Asian movie box office record, and "Enter the Dragon", a collaboration with Hollywood, has a global box office of US$230 million.

2. Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954. His ancestral home is Wuhu, Anhui. He is an actor, director, action director, producer, screenwriter, and singer in Hong Kong, China. In 1995, he entered Hollywood in the United States with the action film "Red Zone", which broke the box office record for foreign language films in North America. In 1998, he starred in the action film "Rush Hour" and established his position in Hollywood. The action movie "Rush Hour 2" starring in 2001 set a box office record for a Chinese actor starring in a Hollywood movie. In 2012, he was ranked first among the "Top 20 Greatest Action Movie Stars in History" by the New York Times.

3. Chow Yun-fat

Chow Yun-fat, born on May 18, 1955 in Lamma Island, Hong Kong, native of Kaiping, Guangdong, is a Chinese film and television actor, photographer, and a national first-class actor. In the 1990s, he was known as the "Double Monday Success" along with Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow. In 1995, he went to Hollywood to develop. She has starred in many films of different styles such as "Anna and the King" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and has served as a guest at the Oscars twice. In addition, Chow Yun-fat is also keen on public welfare undertakings. In 2000, he was selected as one of the seven "Celebrity Heroes of the Earth" by Time magazine in the United States.

4. Jet Li

Jet Li, born in Beijing in 1963, is a Chinese with Singaporean nationality. In 1998, he went to Hollywood in the United States to develop his career. In the same year, he starred in his first Hollywood movie "Lethal Weapon 4". In 2001, he served as the producer of the action film "The Element". In 2002, he became the cover character of Time Magazine in the United States for starring in the martial arts film "Hero". In 2003, he was nominated for the Best Fight Scene at the 12th MTV Movie Awards for his action film "Manhunt". In 2008, he became the winner of the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2013, he won the title of "The Most Influential Martial Arts Figure in Chinese Martial Arts in the Past 30 Years".

5. Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen, born on July 27, 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is a Hong Kong film and television actor, director, Hong Kong film star, and martial arts instructor. Donnie Yen has been continuously exposed in the international film circle with his two films "The Legend of Wolf Warriors" and "Killing and Dancing", and officially entered the international film industry. His representative works in Hollywood include "Contenders", "October Siege", "Seven Samurai", "Blade Runner 2", etc.

In June 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced that Donnie Yen would become a new member of the "2017 Oscars"