Bauhinia Heroine is a real life super hero who dresses in costume and gives money to the poor, highlighting the growing wealth gap in China. The actual identity of Bauhinia woman is unknown, but her methods have attracted the attention of filmmmaker Stephen Shiu Jr, who will be making a film about her with rising star Chrissie Chau playing the superheroine.
Though the movie will start the shooting process in 2012 for a 2013 release, but some promo posters for ‘BAUHINIA HEROINE’ that shows Chrissie as the masked woman superhero who fighting injustice have already spread all over the web. Check two of the promo posters here.
As reported by WantChinaTimes, Bauhinia Woman first appeared in mid-May, giving HK$100(US$12.86) and food to 10 poor families. She has continued her efforts as her popularity exploded on the internet, because this is the kind of stuff the internet loves. Bauhinia Woman admits to being inspired by Hollywood movie ‘Kick-Ass’ and the classic Hong Kong heroine character Black Rose, which is why she named herself after the flower that represents the city, Bauhinia.
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