Director savors Malta's appeal

With superstar couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie recently shooting their new movie By the Sea in Malta, some Chinese filmmakers are also eager to make this Mediterranean country their filming destination.

Peng Jun is one: His latest film is the love story of a Maltese woman born into a noble family and a Chinese playboy raised as a member of the "second-generation rich". They meet in China and fall in love after a lot of adventures in Malta.

Peng's previous works mainly focus on history and romance. He directed many TV series, such as Long River Flows East, starring Liu Xiaoqing in the role of Empress Xiaozhuang of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and The War of Custody, which reflects family relationships in modern China.