West Lake of Hangzhou, Lake Tai of Wuxi and pandas of Chengdu
While you’re recovering from being wowed by the beauty of Xiamen University due to Meteor Shower, here are a few more places that have recently been brought to the spotlight thanks to celebrity endorsement.
Crystal Liu’s extended commercial for Taihu, as mentioned earlier here, came out last week. click here to watch it
Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital, has also been stepping up in advertising with movies and music. The official mv for its city theme song, “I love this city” by Jane Zhang, finally came out last week.
I love this city-Chengdu theme song
Jane in West Lake, Hangzhou
Last year, the mv for the Chengdu-Hangzhou cultural exchange program was released, with the same theme song:
I love this city – twin city version
Since we’re on the subject, if you haven’t seen it yet, music video for director Zhang Yimou (2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony)’s Impressions West Lake, a live spectacle set upon (literally-the stage is 3cm below water surfaces) the romantic West Lake of Hangzhou:
Impressions West Lake Rain – Jane Zhang
Jane in HD, a la request (click on the picture for larger ones):
Tags: Chengdu, Crystal Liu Yifei, Hangzhou, Jane Zhang, Jane Zhang Liangying, Sichuan, Taihu, West Lake, Zhang Jizhong, Zhang Yimou
February 8, 2009 at 1:50 am
im from chengdu =)
February 8, 2009 at 5:36 am
I am from Chengdu as well. I added Chinese and English subtitles for the Twin Cities Version of ‘I Love This City’ MV. Enjoy!
February 10, 2009 at 7:17 am
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February 10, 2009 at 9:11 am
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February 10, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Does someone has the pic with the panda in higher resolution?
February 10, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I do… I guess I’ll put all of them up?
February 19, 2009 at 6:03 am
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April 10, 2009 at 3:43 am
OMG…Pandas + Jane is so cute!!!
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