'Ten most expensive female stars in China'

Probably not the best word choice by Xinhua for their headline, but they do list the highest-paid Chinese actresses, based on annual salary (they say their source was cfi.net.cn). Here's the list (figures in USD):

1. Zhang Ziyi (pictured): 15 million


2. Maggie Cheung: 13.75 million


3. Gong Li: 11.3 million


4. Carina Lau: 11.3 million


5. Cecilia Cheung: 9.4 million


6. Zhao Wei: 7 million


7. Lin Xinru: 5.6 million


8. Liu Xiaoqing: 4 million


9. Hsu Chi: 3.6 million


10. Zhou Xun: 1.9 million