Beijing, China

This concert was the first broadcast for the new "all Olympic" TV channel, CCTV-5

It was held on New Year's Eve to kick off the build up of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

We were featured along with some of China's biggest pop stars

Liquid Blue was the only U.S. band featured at the event

The event was televised live and shown on four CCTV stations; 1, 3, 5 and 9 (English Channel)

This was our third trip to China in 2007 and eighth overall since 2002

Liquid Blue was the first U.S. act to be signed to a Chinese record label

The bands popularity has continued to grow over the years in China

Beijing is the capital of China

This concert was likely our biggest ever in terms of the television audience

The New Year's event came just two days after the band had performed in Haikou to 35,000 fans

Beijing is the 10th Chinese city (as of 2008) that Liquid Blue has performed in

While we were in Beijing, CCTV broadcast three Liquid Blue shows including a past show in the USA

The crowd was with us every step as we performed the Chinese song "Pong Yo" in Chinese language

Receiving flowers is a sign that you are appreciated by the crowd

The sold-out concerts was held at the 8200 seat China Agricultural University Sports Arena

This arena will be used to host the Wrestling competition for the 2008 Summer Games

Today's Chinese pop scene is similar in many ways to the 1950's and 60's in the USA

Beijing is also known as Peking in English

Beijing is China's 2nd largest city behind Shanghai

The city will host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Beijing is one the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China

Beijing's air quality has greatly improved since most of the coal factories have been moved out of town

CCTV stands for China Central Television and is the main television broadcaster in China

CCTV started broadcasting with one channel in 1958

CCTV now has 16 channels including CCTV-9 which is broadcast in English

The Great Wall is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching over approximately 6,400 km

It is also the largest human-made structure ever built in terms of surface area and mass

At its peak, the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men

The Great Wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Pre-concert posing

The Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing. The Tiamiao of Beijing in background

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty

The Forbidden City is the world's largest surviving palace complex and covers 72 ha

The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. Shown is the East Glorious Gate

Tiananmen Square is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, and is separate from the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City remains important in the civic scheme of Beijing

It is listed by UNESCO as having the largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world

Above the Forbidden City

Post concert party

China Agricultural University Sports Arena

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