Huang Yi, Carina Lau at Harper's Bazaar China charity event

Bazaar China threw a charity bash in Shanghai with their editor Su Mang hanging out with Huang Yi, Carina Lau and a bunch of less notable celebs.

Looking a bit orange:

A great picture of Carina Lau:

I think this is Gong Xinliang. While black goes with almost anything, her shoes don't go with her dress.

Meng Guangmei:

On the sidelines:
The guy in the middle couldn't be less interested in what is going on or what his companions are saying.

Looking a bit maniacal here.

"You wouldn't believe what she was wearing..."

Carina wonders who is invading her space:

If you are really bored, try texting with two phones simultaneously to pass the time:

The excitement builds:

And the smiles become even more forced:

Xinhua

Li Bingbing photoshoot and Resident Evil 5 character

Cosmopolitan did a set of photos of Li Bingbing in Florence--they are particularly good, seeming to highlight the actress as well as the frocks and jewelry in which she is posing and reducing the storied stones of Italy to props or vague backdrops.

More of the Cosmo pictures at Xinhua and ChineseFilms which also reported that "she shared in the magazine that she can only be conquered by talented man" so they didn't stray to far from typical celebrity fluff.

Here is a shot from Li Bingbing's microblog picked up by ChineseFilms from the "Resident Evil 5" set, preparing to play Ada Wong:

Zhang Jing-chu in Harpers Fall Jewelry special edition

Harpers used big blocks of color and lots of negative space to highlight Zhang Jing-chu's features and the insanely expensive baubles she modeled. She looked languid and enigmatic--or maybe just tired.

Xinhua

The Twins and the Empress Dowager

Charlene and Gillian went to Shanghai for the opening of a Vivienne Westwood store and were decked out in her fashion as a comment on fashion outfits complete with Frankenstein shoes and devil horns. Xinhau has the better story (from which the moniker "Empress Dowager for Vivienne is taken) while Sina has better pictures.

Presented to the Empress:

Question: "How do you walk in those things?" Answer: "Very carefully":

Sina; Xinhau

Chen Kaige press conference for start of filming "Searching"

Adapted from the novel "Please Forgive Me", "Searching" tells the tale of a "human flesh search" triggered by a girl who fails to give up her seat on a bus. Chen Yao plays a television news reporter determined to get to get the real story. China.org reports that she has 40 costume changes in the eight days that elapse onscreen.

Gao YuanYuan, Wang Luo Dan, Mark Chao, Yao Chen_

Yao Chen

Gao YuanYuan, Wang Luo Dan

Chen Kaige and the gang pour Champagne

China.org
Ifeng

Jiang Yi-Yan poses as a clown

Jiang Yi-Yan put on clown make-up. If you like these there are plenty more at Xinhua and Sina.