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“Making the switch from being a model to an actress Finally, we must appreciate the simple beauty
was challenging. As a model, you are basically dealing that surrounds us. I think that if we can achieve
with a product and you just need to figure out how to inner peace, it will be easier to stay youthful,” she
present it in a way that enhances its characteristics recommends.
and aesthetics; for an actress, you have to put away
your sense of self and get into the role while constantly Self-Consistent Elegance
thinking. The director would make you do scenes over
and over again until he gets what he wants. It was very Aside from having her own notions about youth,
difficult for me at first,” she confesses. Chiling also believes that elegance is not something
that can be attained with a certain visual image.
When faced with difficulties or challenges, Chiling’s According to her, elegance involves maturity and a
preferred manner to overcome adversities is to retreat level of self-cultivation that is achieved through life
into a quiet sanctuary. “Tranquillity is very important experiences. “Since we are living in an age where
for me as an individual. Due to work, I am always gender equality has to be taken into consideration,
travelling. To be able to stop, relax my mind and step I see elegance as having the ability to remain at
away from emotions help me recharge and I enjoy ease while going through the ups and downs of
that very much. Travel for leisure is also a lot of fun. life. It has nothing to do with exterior factors or
In the past, I love Europe and go there a lot, but, now, how one looks, because when an individual is at
at my age, it is time to be more adventurous! My plan ease, that feeling will reflect externally in a natural
is to visit Africa and see some wild animals in the near way, through gestures and poise. It is definitely an
future,” she says. innate characteristic and not something that can be
imitated,” she explains.
In addition to having a calm mind, Chiling’s pursuit
of happiness in life includes three other essential A proud ambassador of a brand that has a tradition
elements that she claims have enabled her to maintain of working with some of the most elegant film stars
a youthful look well into her 40s. “Very often, people in the history of cinema, Chiling still feels honoured
ask me how I remain looking young. I have very high to be on the same platform as Audrey Hepburn after
standards for myself. Other than the normal skincare more than a decade with the Longines family. “I was
routine, one must not be lazy and exercise regularly. so excited when I found out that Audrey Hepburn was
Even if I travel, I visit the gym and work out. also an Ambassador of Longines because I admire
her very much for her work with UNICEF, helping
“More importantly, I love to share my three secrets children who were less fortunate. We will all grow old
– authenticity, kindness and beauty. Over the years, one day but, when I saw Audrey Hepburn working
I have realised that I want to be authentic and true with children in her later years, even she though had
to myself. In order to be content as humans, we need wrinkles, her compassion shone through and it was
to know what our personal needs and wants are, and magical,” she smiles.
to express our true nature. And then, kindness and
compassion keep us aware of the needs of others. Similar to Hepburn, Chiling is also a philanthropist
who works closely with children. In 2011, she
“ To be honest, when I established the Chiling Charity Foundation, which
aims to assist young children and adolescence in
was younger, I really cared educational endeavours. “I was just back from
about how others perceived Guizhou, where I have plans to build dormitories for
me, especially when I was left-behind children. These children in rural areas
have parents who left them behind to work in urban
”called ‘a vase’. cities. They are often being taken care of by their
grandparents and have trouble getting to school.
50 MAjestic We build dormitories for them so that they can go to
school while living in a safe environment.
“I am very grateful to have a great life. My fans and
others call me ‘Sister Chiling,’ and since I am a big
sister, I must do something to give back to society. We
all come to this world with a mission and I think mine
is to help those who are less fortunate. We only have
three girls working at our charity organisation, but
we try very hard to do all we can. We are extremely
motivated,” she reassures.
