| "Blue and White Porcelain" | ||||
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| Single by Jay Chou | ||||
| from the album On the Run! | ||||
| Released | 2 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | JVR Music | |||
| Composer(s) | Jay Chou | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Vincent Fang | |||
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| "Blue and White Porcelain" on YouTube | ||||
"Blue and White Porcelain" (Chinese: 青花瓷; pinyin: Qīng huā cí) is a song recorded by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou. It was released on 2 November 2007, as part of the singer's eighth studio album, On the Run! (2007). "Blue and White Porcelain" was written by Vincent Fang, arranged by Baby Chung, and composed by Chou himself.
Fang and Chou drew inspiration for "Blue and White Porcelain" from friends who appreciated traditional Chinese art, motivating both songwriters to use porcelain—a national treasure in China—as the theme of the piece. The song's production contains elements of traditional Chinese opera and utilizes the main melody of the Chinese pentatonic scale "Palace mode" (宮調式).[1] At the 19th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, the song won three accolades including Song of the Year.
The accompanying music video for "Blue and White Porcelain" stars actor Baron Chen and actress Cherry Hsia; it features Chen as a knight who must exchange a rare treasure blue and white porcelain for his lover Hsia who is kidnapped. On 6 February 2008, Jay Chou sang "Blue and White Porcelain" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which was met with praise from viewers. For additional promotion, the song was performed on several concert tours by Chou, including the The Era World Tour (2010–2011).