Actress Annie Shizuka Inoh (front left) poses with Chinese NBA star, Yao Ming, at a recent charity auction in Beijing. The Houston-Rockets jersey of this 2.29 meter-tall basketball player was more like a dress on the actress. The event, jointly sponsored by Yao Ming and Phoenix Suns guard, Steve Nash, drew a number of entertainers and sports stars, and raised seven million yuan (US$931,779). The money is reportedly to be used to finance kids' education in China's poorest regions. [Photo: xinhuanet.com]

(CRI September 20, 2007)