Chinese actor Ge You (R) receives the Chevalier medal in the Order of Arts and Letters from Frederique Bredin, President of French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2014. [Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang]

Chinese actor Ge You received a Chevalier medal in the Order of Arts and Letters from Frederique Bredin, President of French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image in Beijing. Following Chinese stars such as Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye and Zhou Xun, Ge You's name has been added to the growing list of stars in China's film industry.

Established by the French Minister of Culture in 1957, the Order of Arts and Letters is awarded to luminaries that have "significantly contributed to the enrichment of France's cultural inheritance."

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