ABSTRACT
Most Chinese television viewers over the age of thirty-five who watched the nationwide CCTV Spring Festival Gala1 in 1989 would remember being moved to tears by Wei Wei’s song, “Aide Fengxian (Dedication of Love).” An attractive singer with an unforgettable voice, Wei became an overnight celebrity, and her song an instant hit. Many viewers, including myself, still remember the words: “This is a call from the heart. This is a dedication of love. With it, death will retreat; with it, flowers of happiness will bloom everywhere.” But it was the refrain of the song that became imprinted in the audience’s memory: “If everyone gives a bit of love, the world will become a beautiful place.”2
