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Beijing Welcomes You
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Wikipedia article
'Beijing Welcomes You' is a feature song for the 100-day countdown of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. The song comprises one hundred famous artists and entertainers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. Its music video includes a montage of scenes from all over Beijing. It features the largest contingent of famous artists in a single Chinese-language music video.
The 5 characters in the original Chinese title of the song ("Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni") were used for the names of the "Fuwa" mascots which symbolized the 2008 Summer Olympics: Bei-Bei: fish, Jing-Jing: giant panda, Huan-Huan: the fire, Ying-Ying: gazelle, and Ni-Ni: swallow.
The song runs over six minutes in length. Since its release the song has been extremely popular with the Chinese public.
Artists featured
'(in order of appearance)'
*Chen Tianjia
*Liu Huan
*Na Ying
*Stefanie Sun
*Sun Yue
*Wang Leehom
*Han Hong
*Wakin Chau
*Gigi Leung
*Yu Quan
*Jackie Chan
*Richie Jen
*Jolin Tsai
*Sun Nan
*Bibi Zhou
*Wei Wei
*Huang Xiaoming
*Han Geng
*Wang Feng
*Karen Mok
*Tan Jing
*Eason Chan
*Yan Weiwen
*Dai Yuqiang
*Li Shuangsong
*Wang Xia
*Liao Changyong
*Lin Yilun
*Jang Na Ra
*JJ Lin
*A-do
*Joey Yung
*Li Yuchun
*Huang Dawei
*Chen Kun
*Nicholas Tse
*Han Lei
*Vivian Hsu
*Fei Xiang
*Tang Can
*Lin Chi-ling
*Zhang Zilin
*Jane Zhang
*Valen Hsu
*Sky Wu
*Yang Kun
*Christine Fan
*You Hongming
*Zhou Xiao'ou
*Sha Baoliang
*Jin Haixin
*Peter Ho
*F.I.R
*Pang Long
*Qi Feng
*Li Yugang
*Kenji Wu
*5566
*Anson Hu
*Yumiko Cheng
*Dao Lang
*Ji Minjia
*Tu Honggang
*Denis Ng
*Guo Rong
*Liu Genghong
*Tengger
*Jin Sha
*Su Xing
*Wei Jia
*Fu Lishan
*Huang Zheng
*Jaycee Chan
Locations depicted
The song's music video features the above entertainers appearing in some of Beijing's most renowned sites and locations, as well as the stadiums of the Olympic Green; in order of appearances, some of them are listed below:
*Zhengyangmen gate - Chen Tianjia
*Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest) - Liu Huan
*Deshengmen gate - Na Ying
*Beihai Park - Stefanie Sun
*Pudu Temple - Sun Yue
*China Millennium Monument - Leehom Wang
*Peking University - Han Hong
*Imperial Ancestral Temple (Taimiao) - Wakin Chau
*Imperial College (Guozijian) - Gigi Leung
*Sections of the Great Wall of China - Jackie Chan
*Liulichang - Richie Ren
*Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park - Jolin Tsai
*National Grand Theatre - Sun Nan
*Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) - Bibi Zhou
*Various siheyuans in Beijing - Han Geng, Li Yuchun, David Huang, Chen Kun and many other artists
*Beijing Ancient Observatory - Wang Feng
*Zhongshan Park - Karen Mok
*Temple of Earth - Eason Chan
*Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center - Yan Weiwen
*Confucius Temple of Beijing - Dai Yuqiang
*Shichahai - various artists
*Capital Museum - Liao Changyong
*Drum Tower and Bell Tower - Jang Nara
*Huguang Guild Hall Peking Opera House - JJ Lin & A-Do
*Forbidden City - Joey Yung, Nicholas Tse, Yumiko Cheng
*Beijing World Trade Center - Vivian Hsu
*Meridian Gate - Lin Chiling
*Central TV Tower - Peter Ho
*Residence of Lao She - Jaycee Chan
*Temple of Heaven
*Subway Line 13 train and station
*Beijing Capital International Airport, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3
*Lotus Flower Market, Houhai
*Tian'anmen Square
*Nine Dragon Screen
File:BeijingOldBuilding.jpg|Zhengyangmen gate
File:Beijing Vogelnest.jpg|Beijing National Stadium
File:Deshengmen.JPG|Deshengmen gate
File:Beihaidistance.jpg|Beihai Park
File:Taimiaopic2.jpg|Imperial Ancestral Temple
File:P1010355.JPG|Siheyuans of Beijing
File:Ancient Beijing observatory 10.jpg|Beijing Ancient Observatory
File:Shichahai F&B Outlet View1 2004.jpg|Shichahai
File:Beijing gulou - zhonglou.jpg|Drum Tower of Beijing
File:ForbiddenCityInside.jpg|The Forbidden City
See also
* 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
* 2008 Summer Olympics marketing
References
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