From China.org.cn (link):
The news that Taiwan model Lin Chi-lingÔºàÊûóÂøóÁé≤Ôºâwould star in Hong Kong director John WooÔºàÂê¥ÂÆáÊ£ÆÔºâ‘s new film The War of Red Cliff as Xiao QiaoÔºàÂ∞è‰πîÔºâ, an ancient Chinese beauty during the Three Kingdoms (220-280), hit like a bomb on the Chinese mainland and raised a wave of protest on the Internet.
Starting Sunday some 10,000 people had signed a petition protesting Lin’s role on tianya.com, one of China’s most popular Web sites. Eighty percent of an estimated 5,000 people in an online survey by Sina.com also protested Lin’s taking the role of Xiao Qiao.
