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* "Beijing welcomes us!" Anyone who has been within 500 miles of the city during the past Olympic year has heard the song and slogan 北京欢迎你, Beijing huanying ni, "Beijing welcomes you." YouTube video of the official welcoming song here. The ever-so-familiar signature refrain begins about 1:15 into this 6:50 video, presented initially with the song stylings of Jackie Chan. The whole thing is actually worth watching as a time capsule of the super-confident, everything's-great atmosphere that prevailed here only six months ago. Yes, this is a government happy-talk presentation but at the time it didn't seem so distant from the general public mood. 
