Hong Kong musician Anthony Wong Yiu Ming's Shanghai concert was held on Christmas Eve. The concert, named by the singer as "Sea of People," was less a sea of people and more of a party for old friends.

Wong, who has been an entertainer for two decades, sang for his fans on the mainland for the first time in a solo setting.

Naming his concert after his own music production company, the forty-five-year-old singer, songwriter and producer promised in a promotion in November that the show would be a big Christmas party for his fans to have some fun.

On Christmas Eve, Wong's fans, although not enough to fill the 8,500-seat Shanghai Grand Stage, chilled out with live music from Wong.

Veteran songwriter Lin Xi, who has written several hits for Wong, was also among the audience.

(CRI December 25, 2007)