Editing Zhang Ziyi (section)

==Early life==
Zhang Ziyi was born in Beijing to [[Zhang (surname)|Zhang]] Yuanxiao, an accountant and later economist, and [[Li (surname 李)|Li]] Zhousheng, a kindergarten teacher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/04/content_466306_3.htm |title=In the mood for oriental siren Zhang Ziyi |work=[[China Daily]] |access-date=16 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814000803/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/04/content_466306_3.htm |archive-date=14 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=time/> She has an older brother, Zhang Zinan, who was her manager. Zhang began her nine-year study of folk dance when she was 8; at 11, she joined the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy at her parents' suggestion.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Zhang Ziyi CSC: News: Hao Rizi Interview |url=http://csc.ziyi.org/news/haorizi-article-t.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130827000502/http://csc.ziyi.org/news/haorizi-article-t.html |archive-date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=csc.ziyi.org}}</ref> While at this boarding school, she noticed how mean the other girls were to each other while competing for status amongst the teachers. Zhang disliked the attitudes of her peers and teachers so much that, on one occasion, she ran away from the school.<ref name=time>[http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/2000/1211/zhang.ziyi.html "She Makes Magic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907020707/http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/2000/1211/zhang.ziyi.html |date=7 September 2008 }} ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Asia]]'' 11 December 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2009.</ref> In 1994, she won the performance award in the National Taoli Cup Dance Competition. She also appeared in a handful of TV commercials.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800424122/bio "Ziyi Zhang Biography – Yahoo! Movies"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027002048/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800424122/bio |date=27 October 2010 }}. ''[[Yahoo!]]''. 11 May 2010.</ref> In 1996, Zhang entered the [[Central Academy of Drama]], majoring in acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/cul/2009-07-10/100018194568.shtml|title=章子怡：中国形象的代言人|date=10 July 2009|website=Sina|language=zh|access-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070755/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/cul/2009-07-10/100018194568.shtml|archive-date=9 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhang-Ziyi#:~:text=Zhang%20Ziyi%20(born%20February%209,propelled%20her%20to%20international%20fame {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228063234/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhang-Ziyi#:~:text=Zhang%20Ziyi%20(born%20February%209,propelled%20her%20to%20international%20fame |date=28 February 2023 }}.</ref>