Friday, July 20, 2007

Chinese actress is world's most widely read blogger

19 Jul 2007, ST Life

BEIJING - Chinese actress-director Xu Jinglei became the world's most widely read blogger this month when her blog logged 100 million page views within 600 days, the Beijing News said on Thursday.

And Xu, who has a reputation for a high intellect and integrity, has done it without writing about sex or kiss-and-tell stuff - but focusing on her work and day-to-day life.

The 100 millionth hit was on July 12, said website Sina, which provides blog services to many Chinese entertainers, including Xu.

She started hers in October 2005 and published a book of her blogged articles in March last year.

Xu, 33, has invited 20 fans, selected from online submissions, to a party to celebrate her success.

A star of movies like Confession Of Pain, she won Best Director for Letter From An Unknown Woman at the 2004 San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain.

An analyst with Sina said Xu's website has had two million more hits since the July 12 breakthrough.

Writer Han Han, ranked second by Sina, will soon exceed the 100-million mark too.

Reuters


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