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According to bloggers on Sina.com.cn, Miss Li Bingbing recently shot a new commercial in Taiwan for an Oolong Tea brand. The pictures have been added to the gallery.

By the time most people in the West read this it will already be 2010 in Beijing. So a very early Happy New Year from the fans at BingbingLi.com. We wish everyone a happy, safe, and healthy new year. And while we are talking about health according to one blogger on Sina.com.cn,  Miss Li Bingbing is apparently also making some news about her own New Years plans which will focus on being healthier this year. That means eating less red meats, sleeping more (actors in China are notorious workaholics and Miss Li is no exception) and studying Chinese medicine.

More can be read in Chinese at the link provided.

In closing it is still rather impressive how Miss Li’s actions have served as an example for others to follow. While many celebrities use their influence simply to promote themselves and their movies, Miss Li has been showing a modesty and selfless compassion when helping others and serving as a good example. Making these health choices public is a good step to inspiring others to do likewise which can only have a positive effect on people everywhere. It is Miss Li’s natural born leadership? We think so. (But then again we at Bingbingli.com may be a bit biased.   ) In any case, have a Happy New Year. If more articles come along in the next twenty-four hours we will do our best to put it up. In the meantime have a happy and productive day.

According to TheMalaysianInsider.com, China’s got a new cool image as a promoter of green awareness.  A new catch phrase is hitting the streets amongst the youth: Jin tian ni di tan le ma? Which means: “Have you been ‘low-carbon’ today?” This phrase has become so popular that it is edging out the standard greeting, Ni hao ma? (”How are you?) What is interesting to note is what a profound impact the celebrities in the country are having in shaping the views of its citizens. Starting with the commercials for the Olympics which apparently started the green thinking, there has been a growing awareness amongst the Chinese population about the importance of environmental protection.

Below is a snippet of the article that mentions how Miss Li is leading the way for change:

So influential are such celebrities in China that they are increasingly becoming the frontmen in the country’s efforts to go green.

From endorsing solar panels and electric bikes to crooning love songs to the environment, Chinese stars are showing that green is the new cool in the world’s heaviest carbon-emitting country.

Leading the pack is film star Li Bingbing, who was recently crowned Best Actress at the prestigious Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan.

State media China Central Television appointed her as its “star journalist” for the international climate change summit held in Copenhagen earlier this month. She has since hit all the right green notes, successfully branding herself as China’s top “green celebrity”.

Not only does she insist on cycling and taking public transport, even though she has been offered a limousine, she also wears eco-friendly clothes, which she bought herself rather than getting them sponsored.

In addition, she blogs about her green lifestyle, talking about how she takes along her own toiletries for hotel stays and uses handkerchiefs instead of tissue paper.

She even sports an eco-friendly credit card that China claims is a world-first. The Shenzhen Development Bank has appointed her as the spokesman for its “green card”, which is made from biodegradable materials instead of plastic.

For sceptics who question what difference a small card could make, Li offers this statistic: ‘Last year, about two billion credit cards were issued — stacked up, they would be high enough to scale about eight Himalayan peaks.

“These cards are not biodegradable, so the damage they could do to the environment really makes one’s heart ache.”

Rivalling her in popularity as a green celebrity is actress Zhou Xun, who has been appointed as the ‘green fairy ambassador’ for the World Expo being held next year in Shanghai.

Zhou urges the Chinese to save water by minimising the amount they use for showers, and to buy more trees. This year, she spent 6,000 yuan (RM3,014) to plant 238 trees in Beijing to offset the amount of carbon dioxide she had emitted last year.

It is important to note — despite the struggles at the COP15 summit — how the Chinese people have still become mobilized to do their part to help protect the Earth. Also it is noteworthy to realize how much effort is continuing to be done by celebrities like Miss Li who are leading others by example and paving the way for environmental change.

Even if no legally-binding agreements have been reach to date it may be at least comforting for the West to note they are not alone in their understanding about the importance of protecting the environment.

The full article can be read here.

In November 2009, Miss Li was named by the Chinese government as one of the top promoters of environmental causes.  These pictures (from sina.com.cn) have also been added to the gallery. Enjoy.

A blogger on Sina.com.cn recently wrote about Miss Li Bingbing who visited South Korea a while ago as a cultural ambassador between the two nations of China and South Korea. As a result her activities were aimed at setting a good example for others but also to help raise money for the children who were affected by the Chinese Earthquake last year. These pictures are in keeping with her general style which has exuded a great deal of charm, beauty and class. More pictures are in the gallery section. Enjoy.

Sina.com.cn, had a blog post which showed an interview with Miss Li Bing Bing during her trip to Copenhagen to participate in the Climate Change Summit. At some points she reads her speech which she presented in English and shows that learning English is not the easiest thing to do. This is a pretty candid look at what it took for Miss Li and her group to participate in such an important event. Enjoy.

Some more pictures of Li Bingbing from her modeling have been added to the gallery. These were found on sina.com.cn. Enjoy.

Pictures from 2008 where Miss Li Bingbing have been added to the gallery. In these pictures she was at an event promoting cosmetics. Source: ChinaDaily.com.cn.

According to this post found on Sina.com.cn, Miss Li Bingbing was one of the presenters at the Award Ceremony for Former President Bill Clinton held yesterday, December 17th, 2009. That night ushered in Winter’s first snow for the city of Copenhagen and the temperature dropped to minus seven degrees Celsius. However the lights out ceremony still drew more than a million people in attendance. Due to the uncertainty of security issues caused by the snow, both President Bill Clinton and United Nation Secretary General,  Ban Ki-moon, arrived at the scene but were unable to accept the awards in person.

Given the level of enthusiasm and celebration it is reported that it was easy for Miss Li to forget about the cold weather. “It reminds me [of being] in Beijing in March at this year’s “Earth Hour…” she is quoted as saying. While five children representing the five continents were brought in — each with one of the shoulin lanterns — there were thousands of children whom have expressed their good wishes to the politicians whom have participated in this Climate Change conference. Miss Li was invited to read a special blessing from the Chinese children. It goes like this: “The Earth is our common home. We love our green home.”

A rare treat: Miss Li Bingbing is interviewed in Copenhagen along with other actors and speaks in English for the sake of the Interviewer. Given the impromptu nature of the interview Miss Li does an admirable job in answering the interviewer’s questions which only raises our own high esteem for Miss Li. Enjoy.

New pictures of Miss Li Bingbing at the Climate Change Summit have been added to the gallery. Enjoy.

Miss Li Bingbing demostrates much concern and understanding as she listens to a protester outside the Bella Center in Copenhagen where the Climate Change Summit is taking place. Seeing these pictures it is hard not to be impressed by Miss Li’s actions and makes one realize how deeply committed Miss Li is to the environmental cause. The following information was gleaned from a blog post on Sina.com.cn.

On the morning of December 16th in Copenhagen, a large scale protest and demonstration breaks out again in front of the Bella Center where the United Nations Climate Change Summit is being held.  Thousands of protesters began to rally as the doors opened leaving police little choice but to drive the protesters away with tear gas and batons. Incident results in about 250 arrests.  Li Bingbing was on hand as a media reporter taking in the event.

At 10:00AM thousands of protesters standing hand-in-hand shouted their slogan for climate equity and gradually surrounded the venue. Lead by their leader’s speech the protesters would collective count down with a loud “3 2 1″ which could be heard around the Bella Center. Police used batons to prevent some of the protesters from breaking through the line which caused a great deal of resentment amongst the demonstrators resulting in a chaotic scene.

Last weekend it was a different sort of scene mainly because the NGO groups think they have been treated unfairly. At the climate conference this week entrance to the Bella center has been restricted to heads of state. The original NGO members now need to apply for a special permit in order to enter the venue while media and other members of the delegations do not. This has lead to about three quarters of the NGO being shut out of the Summit leading to a great deal of dissatisfaction.

Bingbing Li arrived outside the Bella Center to talk with the protesters. One protester shared with Miss Li that “the number of participants from the NGO is constantly being reduced. It is import that there is an agreement to reduce carbon emissions. The (national negotiators) must [come to an agreement that is] fair, ambition[ous] and legally binding.”  Miss Li expressed her understanding and support of this fact. “Every person has the obligation to promote environmental protection and rights. I as well as everyone else in the world [have to promote] progress of climate negotiations, so that the General Assembly [can]… reach an agreement in Copenhagen.”

In fact the organization cites human causes as a reason for the alleged delay in the General Assembly’s negotiation process. Transportation within a one mile radius of the Bella Center has been shut down including the Mon Bella Center subway station which has forced all media and even the negotiators to walk the two kilometers to reach the venue entrance. Given the traffic restrictions it has also forced the participants to queue outside for four or five hours. Additionally  it has been snowing hard in Copenhagen with the temperature dropping below zero, causing many of the participants to complain.  Under such pressure hot water has been served to the participants while they wait.

Miss Li Bingbing was interviewed in a series called, Inside Cop15, and she makes some good points that the Summit is already a success based on the amount of attention that this event is having where people around the world are beginning to really take notice about the importance of the environment. Miss Li’s responses are dubbed into English so that others non-Chinese speaking viewers will understand.

Another picture of Miss Li Bingbing at the Climate Change Summit was found on the following Sina.com.cn blog. In the picture Miss Li gives an outdoor speech in English. Miss Li’s brief but brilliant speech won much praise from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Cao. When asked about the United States’ and China’s climate issues, Miss Li stated:

…both developed and developing countries need to assume “responsibility for climate change,” developed countries have a responsibility to help developing countries to promote energy-saving emission reduction process, as a global citizen, regardless of race, color, regardless of faith, each of us has an obligation to try to change the Earth’s environment, because this is our common home!

Later at the Community Environmental Organization (NGO)-sponsored dinner, Miss Li received the  ”China’s contribution to environmental protection elite” award.

According to one blogger on Sina.com.cn, Miss Li Bingbing recently posed for a very elegant pictorial for Ceci magazine. As the years have rolled on Miss Li’s style has demonstrated a great deal of class and sophistication which only goes to compliment her rather delicate features. For more pictures visit the gallery. Enjoy.