I've been in playing it often, trying to learn the lyrics, even though my Mandarin is extremely basic. Tears off until my sentimental eyes when I listen to the song; I find it hard to believe how it taps into some deep, not fully understood, ties I have to China, even as a Chinese-Canadian living in the USA.<\/p>\n

Some other references to the song on the web are:<\/p>\n

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• Translation of Olympic Music Video \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Beijing Welcomes You\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with 88+ stars<\/a><\/li>\n
• (Beijing Welcomes You)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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