Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is in China! While lending tremendous weight to Shanghai's film festival, Ms. Kidman is also in town as honorary UN ambassador. Her chief mission, spreading love to the world's disadvantaged women.

For one time in the actress's career, cinema has taken a back seat to charity work. Kidman joined UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, in January 2006. And she's become increasingly involved in the global operation. Speaking about her decision to join the organization, Kidman cited her mother.

Nicole Kidman said: "I've taken on that position, which I'll hope will be a life long position, and we work around the world for women's rights, which is something. I grew up with a mother that was impassioned in terms of women having a voice and having equality and having the same education as men and so obviously I have sort of followed in her footsteps."

On her very first trip to China, Kidman has taken time to immerse herself in the surroundings.

Nicole Kidman said: "I have been told to go and eat the dumplings..."

But there's no way the actress can get by without being noticed, even far, far away from Hollywood.

Editor: Donald