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In an exclusive video for Asiatatler.com, we follow actress Zhang Ziyi into the Malaysian rainforest and document her mission to raise awareness of endangered orangutans and the region’s fragile ecosystem

 

 

 

With a string of Chinese andinternational hits to her name, Zhang Ziyi is a familiar face on the bigscreen. This time, she's lending her fame to raise awareness for endangeredorangutans in the Malaysian rainforest, for the third episode of a TV series produced by theShangri-La Hotels and Resorts for National Geographic. From visiting a nature reserve and getting upclose and personal with the adorable animals to trekking into the forest withwildlife rangers, we go behind the scenes in a video produced exclusively for Asiatatler.com. 

This is the third in a four-part environmental awareness series starring Zhang: the first two parts were filmedin Oman and Mongolia, calling for the protection of those ecosystems, andfollowing the trip to Borneo, the actress headed to the Maldives tofilm the segment on raising awareness of endangered coral reefs.

Watch the video above.

Watch National Geographic'sprogramme this Saturday, November 14.

To read all about Zhang Ziyi'sjourney, pick up a copy of Hong Kong Tatler's November issue.