Zhang Ziyi is undeniably the most popular and hot actress currently in China (Gong Li [wikipedia], not counted as one because she has already secured a Singaporean citizenship).
Bikini-clad Zhang Ziyi &Vivi Nevo walking on beach
She creates a frenzy among Chinese online communities immediately after X17online.com photographed and published more than of 80 photos of Zhang Ziyi and beau ViVi Nevo sunbathing at St. Barth beach, which now are rampantly re-posted on Chinese news portals and blogs.
Zhang Ziyi &Vivi Nevo sunbathing on beach
Some of those pictures explicitly showed a nude Zhang Ziyi or Vive Nevo extremely intimating with the 29-year old actress. Ziyi's rep accused X17 of invading Ziyi's privacy while the photo agency despised it based on the fact that Zhang behaved in public.
Zhang Ziyi is clipping her purple bikini
When commenting online, a lot of Chinese said Zhang has a fit figure and they were charmed, however others simply posted extreme extreme vulgar and profane words toward her.