Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung pays a visit at a local family in a remote village in Yunnan Province on Friday, October 12, 2007. (Photo: nddaily.com)

A group of Chinese celebrities, including Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, famous hostess Yang Lan and mainland music producer Zhang Yadong, paid a visit to poor children in a remote village in southwestern China's Yunnan Province on Friday.

Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung speaks with a child in a remote village in Yunnan Province on Friday, October 12, 2007. (Photo: nddaily.com)

The Guangzhou-based newspaper "Nanfang City News" reported that they came to participate in a charity project jointly launched by the United Nations International Children's Fund and the China Association for Science and Technology. The project is called, "Realizing Children's Dreams".

Speaking at a local school, visiting homes and playing games with the children, the stars tried to bring a little joy to the village.

Music producer Zhang Yadong (left) and young pianist Zhao Yinyin teach a class of children in a remote village in Yunnan Province on Friday, October 12, 2007. (Photo: nddaily.com)

(CRI.cn October 14, 2007)