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It’s Show Time for America’s Cup in Beijing


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It’s Show Time for America’s Cup in Beijing

Saturday evening at the Tian Qiao Theatre in Peking, China sang and moved to the rhythm of the America’s Cup. The show, called “China Sails into the America’s Cup,” was broadcast throughout China on national television channels and was a great success, enjoyed by all those who tuned in. Xin Li, China Team’s Ambassadress, was also present for the event.

The America’s Cup programme for the evening included two hours of music, films and song for the benefit of 1,200 guests, as well as all those in China who turned on their TV sets Saturday evening.

The show was produced by MTV China, and broadcast on CCTV3, the entertainment channel, CCTV5, the sports channel, CCTV9, the international channel as well as on MTV and associated cable TV. Over 300 million viewers Saturday evening as well as those who watched the repeats were able to see the spectacular show.

The event was organised by Louis Vuitton, ACM and the China Team, to raise awareness of the America’s Cup in China. The concert welcomed the top brass of the America’s Cup, many Chinese celebrities, VIP’s and diplomats. “The event has always been a platform for countries to exhibit their technological prowess, ever since the America’s Cup was invented 150 years ago,” Michel Bonnefous told us the show kicked off. Bonnefous is the organising manager of the 32nd America’s Cup. “China is developing as a world power and the America’s Cup is a natural platform for this nation to show what it is capable of from a technological and sporting point of view.”

Alternating musical entertainment and sport, the show included chart-busting songs, a presentation of the Cup and CHINA TEAM illustrated by films and speechs and a parade of those representing the various teams. WANG Chaoyong treated his guests to a poem, Xavier de Lesquen arrived on the arm of Li Yifei and was then joined by Xin Li, CHINA TEAM’S Ambassadress, the president of the Chinese Yachting Federation and the team’s sailors, under the eight metre scale model.

Several Chinese celebrities from the world of entertainment took part in the event and were greeted at the entrance of the theatre by crowds of fans. Among them were: Zhong Li’Ti, Ling Zhi Xuan, Lu SiQing, Su YouPeng, Chen Kun, Hu Bing, He RunDong, Xia Yu, Chen Hao, Sun Nan, Fang Bin Bin, Huang Ying, Sun Yue and Fei Xiang. Yao Ming, an NBA basketball player also appeared on a screen to express his support for the CHINA TEAM and their participation in the 32nd America’s Cup.

The evening ended with a gala dinner and an all-night party for the guests who came to Peking above all for the party, but also to enjoy a photo opportunity by the Great Wall and to visit the Forbidden City.

Source: CHINA TEAM/Remi Villard