The 2008 summer Olympics will take place in Beijing. These are the first Olympic games to be hosted by China. And the country is excited. Beijing has been hosting celebrations for months. This Video of the Day is part of those celebrations.

There was also a contest asking for original Olympic-themed songs. Beijing’s Olympic committee received thousands of submissions. Dozens have been chosen as official Olympic songs. They will be sung at various events surrounding the games.

This song was chosen to represent the 100-day countdown to the games. It is titled Beijing Welcomes You. It was released in this music video. It features dozens of popular Chinese stars, including Jackie Chan. It’s a very pretty and uplifting song.

(The best translation I could find was done by a political organization. But I believe this to be an unbiased translation.)