Musician Wang Feng sent a white drone carrying the ring flying into Zhang's 36th birthday party, Chinese web portal Netease reported.
Pictures posted online showed a smiling Wang reaching into a basket attached to the hovering drone, as Zhang -- standing beside a large cake -- covered her face.
Sparks fly: Zhang Ziyi's boyfriend Wang Feng (@ulywang?) proposes to her by drone telegram http://t.co/vSEfR3VxiJ pic.twitter.com/iPFtZjxDln
— Kristine Servando (@tinssoldier) February 9, 2015
Zhang, who starred in iconic movies such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", accepted Wang's proposal at the party Saturday amid tears and applause from a crowd of onlookers including other celebrities, it added.
On Sunday morning a microblog account, widely believed to be Zhang's, posted a picture of fireworks with the words "I do", attracting thousands of comments.
Wang, 43, a popular musician and rock singer in China, was reportedly married twice before his relationship with Zhang, having divorcing his second wife in 2013.
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