Actress Zhou Xun (right second) and actor Chen Kun (left third). [Photo provided to China Daily]
Participating celebrities will visit the most poverty-stricken areas in rural China to promote local commodities and tourist attractions.
Their charity activities will be featured in the documentary Starlightdirected by Zhao Wei, an actress-turned-filmmaker who shot to prominence from the hit TV series My Fair Princess, and nine young directors. The feature's theme song is composed by Chinese-American singer-songwriter Leehom Wang.
Seven stars already toured some poverty-stricken areas before the ceremony.
Along with Chan, who toured six towns in Shanxi province, actress Zhou Xun, who earned popularity for the Qing Dynasty-set drama Ruyi's Royal Life in the Palace, trekked to Zhaojue town in southwestern Sichuan province.
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