A ceremony to mark the start of filming of "Ji Lang Qing Chun" is held in Beijing on Friday, July 2, 2010. Producer John Woo and cast members Huang Xiaoming, Joe Chen and Annie Wu attend the event. [Photo: Sohu.com]

Hong Kong director Patrick Leung's new film "Ji Lang Qing Chun" starts to film now. It's produced by filmmakers John Woo and Terence Chang. Huang Xiaoming, Shao Bing, Huang Xuan, Eric Tsang, Annie Wu, Joe Chen and Dong Xuan star in the film, M1905.com reports.

It is a story of youths striving for their dreams and making an effort to promote the 2010 Asian Games official sport - the dragon boat race.

In the film, athletes played by Huang Xiaoming, Shao Bing and Huang Xuan are trained by a beautiful coach played by Joe Chen.

A cinema release is set for November when the Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou in southern China.