Film director Zhang Yimou and his wife have paid more than $US1.2 million ($A1.34 million) in fines for having three children in violation of China's strict family-planning rules.
A district of the eastern city of Wuxi said in an online notice that its family planning office on Friday received one lump-sum payment from Zhang and Chen Ting for the hefty fine.
Rumours became public last year that Zhang fathered more children than allowed by China's family-size policy that limits most urban families such as his to one child. He agreed in December to co-operate with a government investigation.
Zhang is one of China's best-known directors with films such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers. He also designed the opulent opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
