CHINESE actress Fan Bingbing is back in the top spot on the new Forbes China Celebrity List unveiled in the current issue of Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes.

    Thanks to her TV drama hit “The Empress of China” and joining the judge panel of the ongoing “Amazing Chinese” talent show, Fan ranks at No. 1 for the third year. Fan’s endorsement partners include Louis Vuitton.

    Rounding out the top five on the 2015 Forbes China Celebrity List were Taiwanese singer and actor Jay Chou, the Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, and Chinese mainland actor Huang Xiaoming.

    The bottom half of the top 10 highlighted mainland actress Sun Li, actress Zhao Wei, mainland actor Li Yifeng, Hong Kong singer and actor Andy Lau and Hong Kong singer Eason Chan. Mainland actress Zhang Ziyi and several other celebrities dropped out of the top 10 this year.

    The Forbes China Celebrity List surveys the popularity and income of Greater China leaders in film, sports, media and music. Earnings were based on the 2014 calendar year.(SD-Agencies)