Chinese celebrities' birth tourism

A foreign birth means more privacy

Actress Huang Yi gave birth to her daughter in the United States last year. As an entertainer, she thinks that privacy and security is the top priority for her and her family when having a baby. "I thought a lot about the place and my family agreed with me that the United States is better than China. First, fewer people know you there. It's more convenient for me to take care of my baby and have a rest. Second, my husband used to go to college there. So I hope to give my child another choice in education." She told reporters.

Pop diva Faye Wang (R) transferred her daughter Tongtong (L) from a local middle school in Beijing to an international boarding school in Shanghai where she can have a much quieter life.

Pop diva Faye Wang used to send her daughter Tongtong to a local middle school in Beijing. But she and her husband were followed several times by paparazzi when they went to the school. Later, Tongtong became a focus of her classmates and their parents. Wang transferred Tongtong to an international boarding school in Shanghai where she can have a much quieter life.

Compared with public schools, private and international schools usually provide better protection of privacy to celebrities' children with better security services and an exclusive environment. The children also do not get privileges or favors from teachers just because their parents' fame.