Chinese celebrities are among the world's wealthiest and highest-paid individuals. In many cases, they bought homes in multiple cities around China with their money, investing in real estate. Chinese celebrities live in opulent apartments and mansions in the most expensive cities in the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Here are the top 10 swanky adobes of Chinese celebrities.
1. Angelababy
Angela Yeung Wing, best known as Angelababy, is a Hong Kong and mainland China-based model, actor, and singer. Angelababy resides in one of the luxury dwellings of the 21st Century Tower, which houses the Regent Shanghai Pudong, previously the Four Seasons Hotel, from the 42nd to 55th stories.
Located on the Huangpu River's eastern bank, the tower is part of the commercial district of Lujiazui, one of Shanghai's most pricey locations. Angelababy's 7,535 sq. ft flat, according to some netizens, is worth more than US$21.6 million.
2. Na Ying
Na Ying is a well-known Chinese singer who also serves as a musical judge. Na Ying was earlier known as the Beijing star with the most property. She lived in five separate opulent mansions between 1995 and 2006, including in prominent neighbourhoods like Greenland Garden and Dynasty Garden.
She presently resides at Tangshan Villa, Beijing's numerous opulent residences, which she purchased in 2006 for 30 million yuan (US$4.5 million). It has a floor area of 12,400 square feet and a value of around 140 million yuan (US$21 million).
3. Vicki Zhao Wei
Zhao has invested more than 50 million yuan (US$7.6 million) on property in Beijing and Shanghai since 2006, when she initially rose to prominence thanks to her role in My Fair Princess. She owns properties in Beijing, including Palais De Fortune, a 16,150-square-foot home that cost her 30 million yuan (US$4.5 million), Qingcui Park, and Landmark Apartments, which she co-owns with her friend Faye Wong.
Zhao and her husband purchased a two-story penthouse at the freehold Ardmore Park condominium in Singapore for 130 million yuan (US$19.7 million) in May 2020. The property, located on the 29th and 30th stories, is a whopping 8,740 square feet.
4. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan has several luxurious houses across the globe. The opulent Beverly Hills home, worth $6.7 million, spans 30,000 square feet includes a hall, living room, recreation room, dining room, Jacuzzi pool, family activity room, Thermostatic wine vault, and more.
5. Huang Shengyi
Huang was shot to stardom in 2004 after acting in Stephen Chow's action-comedy Kung Fu Hustle. She was considered one of the New Four Dan actresses - the most marketable stars - of the early 2000s for numerous popular TV dramas and movies she starred in mainland China over the past few years. She resided in the Hebei Province town of Xushui.
This 7,500 square foot house looks like a stadium from the outside, while from the inside, the ground floor atrium is reminiscent of a luxury hotel lobby complete with a revolving door. It also boasts a playground, a small amusement park, and a private ski field adjacent to the house.
6. Carina Lau
Carina Lau, a Hong Kong actress, is claimed to own property worth 700 million yuan (US$106 million) in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Suzhou. Her Shanghai apartment is in The Peninsula condominium, located on The Bund, the city's most prestigious real estate district. It is valued at over 100 million yuan (US$15 million) and covers 4,300 square feet.
7. Faye Wong
Faye Wong, one of China's most well-known singers in recent decades, is another celebrity who has amassed a substantial property portfolio, including many villas in Beijing and Hong Kong. Greenland Garden, Ligao Garden, and Green Park are among her residences in Beijing. Green Park's mansion alone is worth around 50 million yuan (US$7.6 million).
8. Jet Li
Known as Jet Li, Li Lianjie is a Chinese actor. Jet Li's Shanghai mansion is equally opulent. After all, it used to be known as China's Number One Celeb Crib. Jet Li and his wife's private villas have a total construction area of approximately 5,370 square meters, making them comparable to a medium-sized shopping mall. This mansion, located in a prime location in Pudong, was purchased by Jet in 2008.
9. Li Xiang
Li Xiang is the current chairwoman of Happy Star Entertainment Production and a wealthy figure in China's entertainment industry. She was a popular host of the early days of Happy Camp. Her monthly living expenditures are estimated to be 65 million yuan (US$9.8 million). Li's bathroom featured in Miss Beauty in 2018, and we can only visualize how extravagant the rest of her house, or houses, must be.
10. Guo Jingming
Guo Jingming, a writer, director, and teen pop idol, is undoubtedly one of China's most divisive figures. Jingming is one of the most well-known and wealthy people. His home is a three-story vintage villa situated in Jing'an, a downtown district of Shanghai. He has meticulously decorated every room in his home, including a Fendi carpet, Gucci cushions, a Kenzo tea table, Hermès wallpaper, a Meissen porcelain figurine, and curtains.
