Sun Nan, Andy Lau, and Jackie Chan sing together
There was no fancy clothing, no dazzling stage, just several hundred celebrities from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China in white T-shirts emblazoned with Artistes 414 Fund Raising Campaign, coming together to show their support for the Yushu earthquake victims. Close to 300 celebrities participated in this joint performance in order to raise money for the disaster relief. The show, which took place in the Hong Kong Coliseum on April 26, lasted five hours. During this event, 100 hotlines were set up to answer calls from donors, with stars like Alan Tam and Kenny Bee serving as switchboard operators. Donations totaled 35.06 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately 4.516 U.S. dollars).
Two hundred Hong Kong artists sang the theme song “Hand With Heart,” after which everyone stood up to hold a moment of silence for the earthquake victims. During the five-hour event, numerous celebrities joined on stage to sing together. Jacky Cheung, Sun Nan, Harlem Yu, and Hacken Lee sang “Descendant of the Dragon.” Andy Lau led a group of 80 young men in singing a song he’d created after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, called “Promise” (Cheng Nuo). Other singers included Lowell Lo, Lo Ta-yu, Paula Tsui, Joey Yung, TWINS, Grasshopper band, The Wynners, Eason Chan, David Tao, Vivian Chow, Leo Ku, Aska Yang, and Kelly Chen.
This is one of the many efforts begun in support of the victims of the Qinghai Earthquake. Qinghai TV and Hunan TV cohosted a concert, followed by CCTV. Qinghai TV, in collaboration with Hunan TV, also released a series of videos raising awareness to the cause, including a remake by the eeMedia artists of a song Super Boy Wang Zhengliang had written for the Sichuan Earthquake. Many individuals and groups also stood up to help the relief efforts. One notable group is the Yumi Love Fund of Li Yuchun’s fans, which donated over 1million yuan yuan for relief efforts.
Singing “Hand With Heart”:
