Faye Wong, Zhao Wei, Carina Lau ... Which female Chinese celebrity owns the most luxurious homes?
Wong, Zhao and Lau – plus Na Ying and Li Xiang – are stars of screen and stage who’ve bought mansions and lavish luxury real estate across Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and more of China’s most expensive and desirable cities
Chinese celebrities are some of the richest and highest-earning figures in the world. Many of them choose to invest their wealth in property, owning several houses in multiple cities in China alone. From singer Faye Wong to her good friend, film actress and director Zhao Wei, these A-listers own prestigious flats and mansions in the country’s most expensive cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Here we take a look at some of the most luxurious of them all.
Na Ying
Na Ying was once known as the celebrity who owned the most property in Beijing. From 1995 to 2006, she lived in five different luxurious houses, including in prime locations such as Greenland Garden and Dynasty Garden.
She currently lives at Tangshan Villa, known as Beijing’s most luxurious villa, which she bought at 30 million yuan (US$4.5 million) back in 2006. It has a floor area of 12,400 sq ft and is estimated to worth more than 140 million yuan (US$21 million) today.
Vicki Zhao Wei
After first achieving overnight fame after her role in My Fair Princess , Zhao has invested more than 50 million yuan (US$7.6 million) in property in Beijing and Shanghai since 2006. The collective value of this property is estimated at over 300 million yuan (US$45 million) today.