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.

Copenhagen offshore wind power plant enormous fans which dwarf the nearby ships. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

Copenhagen offshore wind power plant looks very spectacular. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

Bingbing introduce staff to the situation in Copenhagen for the offshore wind power plant. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

It is almost something out of a movie only it is real: people working together to make a difference. According to Sina.com.cn, the first leg of Miss Li Bingbing’s trip to Copenhagen began with her visit to the city’s offshore power plant (Middelgrunden Off-Shore Wind Farm). The temperatures were below zero and Miss Li could feel the strong force of the wind power plant’s windmills.

Miss Li and her party took a ferry from Copenhagen New Pier to the sea. The trip took about an hour to get to the plant. As the weather was rather windy after the a bout of rain all the people present could feel the strong force of the plant’s windmills. “According to today’s cold experience, here is indeed the best place to build a wind power plant, ” Miss Li said. “wind power [works better than] solar power [with an strategically appointed location] can run 24 hours a day and it is completely clean energy.”

Built in 2001 the Copenhagen wind power plant is one of four major offshore wind farms. It is located on the sea a few kilometers away from downtown Copenhagen. Its fans are connected through underwater cables three to five kilometers away to the Ammar (Amager) power plants which has the transformer. At this time there are twenty 2,000 Kilowatt windmills offshore which supply 25% of Copenhagen’s electricity. With its advanced wind power technology Copenhagen recently announced that it will be the world’s first “zero carbon” city by 2050. By 2030, the Danish wind power system could provide half of the country’s electricity needs.

The entire morning was spent at the wind power plant and after leaving around 2pm, Miss Li is quoted as saying, “This is indeed a very memorable experience.” NetEase and Miss Li were on the same boat as 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Stephen H Schneider who authored the IPCC’s “Climate Change 2007″ report. In the following days Miss Li worked with NetEase and other online friends to help share what she saw and heard in Copenhagen.

When one thinks about how much good such technology is already doing in Copenhagen it makes a great deal of sense that the Climate Change Summit would be held there. It is also tremendously impressive and inspiring to know that there are people in the world community like Miss Li who are actively searching for solutions to help the world at large. It should give us all pause to realize that if we put our minds together we can find solutions to help protect the world.

As anticipation grows for the Climate Change Summit in Copenhangen, the world begins to take notice of one of China’s most prominent celebrities, Li Bingbing, who has been taking up the cause of spreading awareness about environmental issues. Stephen McDonell from Australia’a ABC channel, reports from Beijing about how Miss Li has become a “green warrior” for the cause of saving the environment. Below are some excerpts of McDonell’s interview with Miss Li.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: Chinese starlet Li Bingbing is known throughout Asia for her at times sexy, on-screen characters.

But this mega-famous actress has taken on a new roll – that of trying to convince the people of China of the need for action on global climate.

Li Bingbing told Saturday AM that changes to the environment in Wuchang where she grew up have led her to speak out.

LI BINGBING (Translated): I spent my childhood in China’s Northeast. At the time the temperature was minus 32 degrees during the Spring Festival.

The snow was very deep. Sometimes we couldn’t even open the doors because they were blocked by the thick snow. Now the weather isn’t as cold as it used to get; you can feel it.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: Li Bingbing is going to Copenhagen next week to promote her climate campaign.

Since the World’s political figures are finding it hard to achieve a breakthrough there I asked her what she thought she could achieve as an actress.

LI BINGBING (Translated): Yes I’m an actress and a celebrity. As a public figure, with my actions, I want to use my influence to make more people aware of this issue and make them participate in the campaign.

I believe with this conference we can at least push the World’s citizens to act. I think the most important thing is that people are paying attention to the issue. We need to stop neglecting it or it will only lead to worse consequences.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: China wants the West to shoulder more of the burden of reducing global carbon emissions.

Beijing argues that it needs to maintain its current rate of economic growth to keep millions of people out of poverty, and that the United States, Australia and Europe have already had their chance to develop industrially.

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Li Bingbing says she’s optimistic about fixing the Word’s climate problems even if the Copenhagen Conference fails.

LI BINGBING (Translated): Maybe my generation or the younger generation won’t see a bright future on climate change before we pass away. But I think since we are given a life we should shoulder responsibilities for the World’s future.”

STEPHEN MCDONELL: But in China, like elsewhere, to bring about major change on energy production and consumption is at the very least an uphill battle.

You can read the full transcript and listen to the audio news clip by going to this address at ABC.net.au, Chinese starlet turns green warrior.

Another article able Miss Li Bingbing from xinhuanet.com regarding the Golden Horse Awards and her environmental charity work as Ambassador of Earth Hour Campaign in China. Fortunately this article is also in English which makes the translation issue less than an issue.

Below are some of the highlights or the article:

“I never thought I would be standing on this stage, accepting this award. I do not know what to say,” she sobbed, speechless when presented with her Golden Horse.

“Life is interesting, with so many ups and downs, possibilities and impossibilities. I am thankful for all of the drama that has happened to me.”

Li acknowledged the support and guidance from the cast and crew of The Message. She specifically thanked Zhou Xun, her costar in the film, who was also nominated for Best Leading Actress.

“Without Zhou’s inspiring performance, I would not have won this award.”

Li told the Global Times that the close relationship between her and Zhou, both in life and in work, was like a sisterhood, not one of fierce competition as rumored by the media.

“Me winning the award does not necessarily mean that my acting is better than Zhou’s, or the other nominees,” she added.

Li explained that to be nominated requires good acting skills while winning is a matter of luck.

Looking back over Li’s acting career, which began with background roles and small supporting cameos in TV series, it is clear that her success today is not merely based on luck.

“She may not be the most talented actress of our time, but she is definitely one of the most hard working and mature,” commented Tao Qian, a mainland art critic.

“My biggest wish is to be a good actress, a really good one,” Li said, even after winning the award. She added that her schedule is currently full, with no holiday or celebration planned.

“Once I set my mind on something, I’m willing to pay any price, even my health. Acting tops everything in my life.”

“No payment is fine with me, as long as there is a good script and a good director.”

Over the years there were rumors that Miss Bingbing Li was actually married. These rumors were mostly due to a photo that placed her in a department store with an older man. She is seen standing next to the man helping him pick out something. Since that photo there has been a lot of sensationalized speculation but no proof that Miss Li has been married. Today Sina.com.cn released a video by Miss Li where she states how she has never been married.

It is funny to think that once an actress becomes popular and is seen talking to a man or even shopping with him that she must be related and/or married to him.