On the evening of June 30, Chinese folk singer Song Zuying held a
concert at the Bird’s Nest joined by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Chinese
pianist Lang Lang and pop star Jay Chou. Over 30 entertainers including Zhao
Benshan, Jiang Wen, Zhao Baogang, Tang Guoqiang, Chen Xiaoyi, Zhu Shimao and
Wang Xiaoya were present at the concert. During the 2-hour performance, Song
Zuying, glamorously dressed in 6 outfits, present to the audience some of her
most popular songs, such as Jasmine Flower, Good Day, Ode to Coral, encouraging
the audience to sing along.
The Bird’s Nest became the world’s largest open-air concert hall of 100
meters wide and 26 meters high. Large scale stage of 46 meters in depth was
fabulously decorated, with 13 giant LCD screens and 6 column style screens put
up to create great visual impact for the audience.
At 8 p.m., Song opened her concert with the song Phoenix Returns. Dressed up
with phoenix coronet headwear and 100 pieces of accessories on her white dress
called “the eye of the east”, Song appeared at the rising lift, accompanied by
100 dancers dressed up like phoenix. Song performed some of her most popular
songs such us Jasmine Flower, Good Day and Ode to Coral, which won big applaud
from the audience and spiced up the atmosphere on the scene.
To the audience’s surprise, Song in a black dress performed a hip-hop version
of her signature piece, Spice Girls, with a band called Cut Time from the United
States.
When singing the Dragon Boat Tune, a folk music from her hometown Hunan
Province, Song greeted the audience in Hunan dialect, which brought a
tremendously enthusiastic response from her audience.
The most anticipated part for local fans came when Chinese pop singer Jay
Chou showed up in a flashy red suit to perform a duet The Folk Song is just like
the Spring River with Song.
The audience screamed out when the music of Thousands of Miles Apart was
played. A screen on the stage unfolded itself to show Song dressed in pink
princess-like dress with peony headwear, which complemented well with Chou’s pop
style outfit with Chinese elements.
Chou also played Zheng, an ancient Chinese instrument with 25 strings while
singing a solo, Chrysanthemum Terrace.
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