Maggie Cheung is 61 years old. On the streets of Paris, she rides an old bicycle with freshly bought vegetables in the basket. Her side profile has clear lines, and her expression is relaxed and natural. When this image spread online, it sparked widespread discussions. Once standing at the top of Chinese cinema, the actress now chooses to live the most ordinary life. She has been away from the silver screen for more than 20 years, her social circle shrinking to an ordinary community overseas. Her small house is simply decorated, with the most eye-catching furniture being an old barber chair bought from a flea market. 中文：张曼玉已年过六十一。在巴黎街头，她骑着一辆旧自行车，车筐里装着刚采购的蔬菜，侧脸线条利落清晰，神情自在从容。这张照片传到网上后，引发网友热议。这位曾站在华语电影顶端的影后，如今褪去光环，选择过最朴素的日常。她离开大银幕已逾二十年，生活圈子缩小到海外一个普通小区，小房子装修简约，最显眼的家具是一把从旧货市场淘来的旧理发椅，满是烟火气。

Every morning, she goes downstairs with a lunch box to buy food, never chasing limited-edition luxury goods. In her free time, she walks on the streets, watching unfamiliar people and scenery, or rides through the city's alleys. The feeling of wind blowing on her face makes her feel free. Compared to the past, when she was surrounded by crowds wherever she went in Hong Kong, this kind of tranquility truly suits her. In terms of dressing, she never cares about brands, mixing cheap Uniqlo clothes with expensive jewelry. Sometimes she picks out clothes worth tens of yuan from street stalls and cuts off the labels after buying them.

每天清晨，她提着饭盒下楼采购食材，从不追逐限量款奢侈品。空闲时，便在街头漫步，打量陌生的人与景，或是骑着单车穿梭在城市小巷，风拂过脸颊的自在感，正是她心之所向。比起从前在香港走到哪里都被围观的喧嚣，如今的安静日子才真正合她心意。穿搭上她向来随性，不讲究牌子，廉价优衣库与贵重首饰随意搭配，偶尔在地摊淘几十块的衣服，买回来还会剪掉商标，只图舒适自在。



To her, clothes are just something to wear, no need to prove herself with labels. Someone once photographed her walking around a mall in London with two dogs, no makeup on, just like an ordinary person around. When participating in public welfare activities or occasionally appearing on shows, she only wears casual clothes, showing her most authentic self in front of the camera. Who would have thought how many stories lie behind such a life? At 18, she participated in the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the runner-up title. Back then, many people said she was only good-looking but couldn't act. 中文：在她眼里，衣服不过是穿在身上的物件，无需靠品牌标签证明自身价值。此前有人拍到她在伦敦带着两条狗逛商场，素面朝天，和身边普通人别无二致。参加公益活动或偶尔上节目时，她也只穿休闲服饰，在镜头前展现最本真的模样。没人能想到，这般淡然日常的背后，藏着一段璀璨又跌宕的过往。十八岁时，她参加香港小姐竞选获得亚军，彼时不少人质疑她空有美貌、毫无演技，不服输的她，决心用行动打破偏见。

Refusing to back down, she proved herself with actions. In "Police Story", she refused to use a double for the scene where she fell down the stairs. While filming the sequel, she was hit on the head by an iron frame and needed 17 stitches, but she persisted through gritted teeth. After meeting Wong Kar-wai, she transformed in films like "As Tears Go By", "Center Stage" and "In the Mood for Love". Before turning 30, she had won all major awards. In 2004, she won the Best Actress at the Cannes International Film Festival for "Clean", becoming the first Chinese actress to receive this honor, making Chinese cinema proud on the international stage.

拍摄《警察故事》时，楼梯滚落的高危戏份她坚决不用替身；拍续集时，被铁架砸中头部缝了十七针，她依旧咬牙坚持完成拍摄。遇到王家卫后，她的演技彻底爆发，在《旺角卡门》《阮玲玉》《花样年华》等作品中塑造了经典角色，未满三十岁便横扫各大奖项。2004年，她凭借《清洁》斩获戛纳国际电影节最佳女演员奖，成为首位获此殊荣的华人女演员，让华语电影在国际舞台上扬眉吐气。



At the peak of her career, she chose to stop. She turned down many international blockbuster offers, wanting to do what she loved. She learned painting, practiced yoga, and later even tried singing rock. At a music festival in 2014, her hoarse voice and off-key singing were mocked by netizens. Instead of hiding, she openly said, "I acted in 20 films and was still called a vase. Now I'm singing, please give me time; I will work hard." This unyielding and uncompromising spirit has always been a part of her. She has had many romantic experiences, 11 relationships in total, including the pain of being betrayed and the end of marriage.

就在事业最红火之时，她却选择按下暂停键，推掉众多国际大制作邀约，转而追寻热爱的生活。她学画画、练瑜伽，后来还大胆尝试摇滚演唱。2014年音乐节上，她因嗓音沙哑、演唱跑调遭网友调侃，却没有逃避，坦然表示：“我演了二十部电影还被说花瓶，现在唱歌，也请给我时间，我会努力的。”这份不低头、不迁就的韧劲，始终刻在她骨子里。感情上，她历经十一段恋情，有被辜负的伤痛，也有婚姻的落幕。



She once gave tens of millions to a businessman boyfriend to help him with cash flow, only to find out he was cheating. Her marriage to French director Olivier Assayas ended due to long periods of separation. She is open-minded about not having children—social incidents in her youth made her give up the idea of having kids, and when she later wanted to, the right person wasn't there. She sees these as part of life, not permanent regrets, but rather a reason to focus more on herself. Now she lives a fulfilling life, celebrating New Year's Eve with friends, smiling happily without makeup. She learns editing, paints oil paintings, and adopts stray dogs. After opening a social media account last summer, she edited a short video herself, responding to everyone's support with 26 scenes and more than 20 outfits. Occasionally dubbing for Hong Kong tourism promotions, she returns to the public eye in a gentle way. When she rides through the streets of Paris, time seems to slow down. Vegetables sway in the basket, wind messes up her hair. She smiles naturally, like a neighborly aunt, yet also the radiant woman from the silver screen. The two images blend into one. Perhaps this is the best state—living for herself, no need to prove anything to others.

她曾为经商的男友拿出上千万资金周转，最终却遭遇背叛；与法国导演奥利维耶·阿萨亚斯的婚姻，也因聚少离多而走到尽头。对于没有孩子这件事，她看得十分通透：年轻时因一些社会事件打消了生育念头，后来想生时，身边人又不对。她将这些遗憾归为人生的一部分，从未深陷其中，反而将更多精力放在自我成长上。如今的她生活得丰盈自在，跨年时与朋友相聚，素面朝天也笑得灿烂。她学剪辑、画油画、收养流浪狗，去年夏天开通社交账号后，还亲自剪辑短视频，用26个场景、20多套穿搭回应大家的支持。偶尔为香港旅游宣传片配音，以温和的方式回归大众视野。当她骑着单车穿梭在巴黎街头，时光仿佛慢了下来，车筐里的蔬菜轻轻晃动，微风拂乱发丝，她的笑容自然从容，既像邻家阿姨，又藏着昔日影后的光芒，两种模样在她身上完美融合。或许这就是最好的状态，不为向任何人证明，只为取悦自己而活。

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