Recently, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee held the Third Release of Outstanding Music for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Composed by Hu Shuai, teacher from the School of Arts and Communication of BNU, the song Mei Mei Yu Gong (meaning “beauty and harmony”) was selected into the third batch of outstanding musical works for the Winter Olympics and was officially launched as a key song of the Winter Olympics on January 26.

Winter Olympics key song Mei Mei Yu GongMusic Director: Hu Shuai

Lyrics: Ji Chuchen

Composer: Hu Shuai

 Singers: Sun Nan, Guan Mucun, Xu Jingjing, Jing Long, Jing Di, Zhang Yingxi, Cai Chengyu, Zhang Dan, Zhang Hao, etc

 Chorus: BNU Experimental Primary School, BNU Asia-Pacific Experimental School & International Students Choir

Hu Shuai served as the music director for Mei Mei Yu Gong, and also undertook its composition, arrangement, and Chinese flute performance. The song adheres to the concept of “Lending a hand to consummate others' goal doubles satisfaction. Goals of self and others can be unified.”  It integrates various genres such as electronic, pop, world music and multiple musical styles such as bel canto, popular singing, ethnic style, children's voice, etc., and is led by contemporary playing of traditional Chinese musical instruments, reflecting the spirit of creating a better future with all ethnic groups in the world.

Hu Shuai

Composer, musician; Master Tutor at the School of Arts and Communication, BNU; Executive Director of China Music Communication and Music Education Center, BNU

Chen Ning, director of the Cultural Activities Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that excellent Winter Olympic music works should not only serve for the session, but also lead the music creation of an era. These Winter Olympic music works contain excellent traditional Chinese culture, show the charm of China in the new era, and embody the common wisdom, courage and spirit of mankind. They will form an important part of the memory and heritage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and foster a strong atmosphere for its successful holding.

Hu and the singers of Mei Mei Yu Gong

BNU International students and students from BNU affiliated school

Hu has created two songs for the Winter Olympics. The other, Snow Olympics, took the first place among the outstanding songs in the first Winter Olympic Songs Collection. When talking about the creation of the Winter Olympics theme songs, Hu said that he had the following pursuits during creation:

First, it should be warm enough. The Winter Olympics will be held around the Chinese Spring Festival, in the world of ice and snow with very low temperatures. The environment feels cold, but the heart should be warm. The second is the fusion of speed and romance. It is necessary to fully express the sense of speed in ice and snow sports, but also to express the romantic sense of ice and snow in Chinese culture. Third, the aesthetic expression of common values. Like China’s example in fighting against the epidemic, culturally, China is moving toward diversified yet harmonious beauty, mutual prosperity and a shared future. Fourth, express the language of Chinese music against the background of world music. If we want to tell good stories of China and of Beijing to the world, our musical language should be cosmopolitan, but at the same time, we must fully integrate and express the language of Chinese music.

Let’s look forward to the arrival of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics!