Image copyright AFP Image caption Zhang gained international recognition for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to wed after her musician boyfriend used a drone to propose to her, Chinese media report.

At Zhang's 36th birthday party, Wang Feng sent her a white drone carrying a diamond ring before getting on one knee to ask her to marry him.

She said "yes" amid tears and applause from a crowd of onlookers at the event.

Zhang is best known for her role in the hit martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

The day after the proposal, Zhang posted a picture of fireworks on a social media account with the words "I do".

Her partner is a popular rock star in China and has been married twice before.

With Mandarin dialogue, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a huge crossover success in the West.

Zhang has starred in almost 30 films, including the Grandmaster, Memoirs of a Geisha and House of Flying Daggers.