Chinese film star gives UNNC students a rave review

Glamorous Chinese film star Yao Chen gave students at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) a rave review on her microblog following a recent shoot at the park-like campus in the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province.

Yao has the largest number of microblog fans in China, with a staggering 14m followers linked to her Sina Weibo account. Sina Weibo is China’s equivalent of Twitter.

The actress and her co-star Wang Luodan were on campus in late October for the filming of Chen Kaige’s movie called “Search”, a drama which has the hazards of rumour-mongering in cyberspace as its central theme.

Yao said on her blog: “I was at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a shoot. The enthusiastic students quickly circled the site. They were excellent when filming began; hundreds of students immediately went silent. Filming went smoothly thanks to the students.”

The message was re-tweeted about 4,000 times and more than 2,500 people commented about Yao’s impressions of UNNC students.

Said Chen of the filming location, on the lawn in front of the iconic administration building which has a distinct Nottingham clock tower:

 “The campus is very beautiful. The students at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China are great. They were very cooperative.”

One student among the dozens who gathered around the film crew’s cordon said Yao, in real life, looks exactly as she does on television. Another was surprised that Wang looked like “a sweet, neighbourhood girl” rather than an intimidating, larger-than-life beauty.

After Yao mentioned The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, the University’s own Sina Weibo| account’s number of fans jumped by about 10 per cent to 3,700, while its new Renren site added about 300 friends. 

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Issued by The University of Nottingham Ningbo China

For more information please contact Ms Joan Chen, Marketing and Communications Team Leader, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, +86(0)574 8818 0912, +86-86-158 6727 6751, joan.chen@nottingham.edu.cn|; or Jackie Hadland, Communications Officer, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China on +86(0)574 8818 0940, +86-134 2935 5876, jackie.HADLAND@nottingham.edu.cn|.

Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham, described by The Times as “the nearest Britain has to a truly global university”, has award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China was opened in 2004 with the Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, Professor Yang Fujia, as its founding President.

The University is committed to providing a truly international education for its 40,000 students, producing world-leading research and benefiting the communities around its campuses in the UK and Asia.

More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. Research Fortnight analysis of RAE 2008 ranked the University 7th in the UK by research power.

The University’s vision is to be recognised around the world for its signature contributions, especially in global food security, energy & sustainability, and health.

More information about our degree programmes at http://www.nottingham.edu.cn|