Taiwanese singer Wang Leehom became the first Chinese singer that was invited to speak at Oxford Union at the University of Oxford.

According to Asianpopnews website, the singer attended the event after an invitation was made by its organiser, who felt that Wang Leehom has an influence in the Asian music world, and is qualified to propagate the Chinese culture.

Speaking on the theme of "Understanding Chinese Pop", Leehom shared about how he felt alienated in his younger days despite seeing himself as an American, and also shared how music had helped him to integrate in the Western society.

The singer revealed, "I lived in New York and rarely spoke a word of Chinese. But when I was in my third grade, I got teased for being a Chinese. Nonetheless, as soon as I started playing music or singing, the other kids would forget about my race and my skin colour and will see me for who I am."

Leehom also took the opportunity to introduce some of the big names in Chinese music, including A-Mei, David Tao, Teresa Teng and Tsai Chin, saying that he hopes people can enjoy the classic works of these talented artistes.

When asked about his thoughts on the invitation from the union, the singer enthused, "I am very happy that I have another opportunity to fulfil my mission, and that is to promote Chinese pop culture to the world."

Wang Leehom joins the ranks of distinguished speakers that include Albert Einstein, Michael Jackson, Richard Nixon, Johnny Depp, Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill, all of whom have been recognised by The Oxford Union.

王力宏受邀于倫敦時(shí)間4月21日中午12點(diǎn)在牛津辯論社辯論室(Oxford Union debating chamber)進(jìn)行演講。據(jù)悉，牛津辯論社(Oxford Union)是一個(gè)有190年歷史的組織，他們的目標(biāo)是要成為有趣的和有影響力的人談判和辯論的聚集點(diǎn)。

主辦方表示：“此次邀請(qǐng)力宏來演講，因?yàn)樗谌珌喼?，特別是中國(guó)，有很大的影響力，非常有資格談?wù)撝袊?guó)文化的傳播。”對(duì)于此次受邀，力宏也表示非常榮幸：“很高興有多個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)促成我的使命——把東方流行文化帶到全世界?！?/p>

在演講正式開始前，王力宏特別帶領(lǐng)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)所有人為在四川雅安地震和波士頓馬拉松爆炸案中的遇難者默哀一分鐘，并為他們祈福。對(duì)此王力宏說道：“近期在東西方四川，波士頓都發(fā)生了天災(zāi)和人禍，所以，誠(chéng)心祈禱世界上各民族的人，都盡量可以以‘愛’去包容世間萬物?！倍暌脖硎窘酉聛韺⒗^續(xù)通過一直合作的“世界展望會(huì)”以最實(shí)際的行動(dòng)去幫助需要幫助的人。

此次王力宏牛津演講的主題是“認(rèn)識(shí)華流”，他在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)跟大家分享了不少生活軼事，其中不乏切身感受：“童年時(shí)會(huì)覺得自己完全是個(gè)西方的人，可是還是覺得疏遠(yuǎn)。我曾經(jīng)走過這條道路，所以更想在這個(gè)征途上引導(dǎo)別人?！闭劦街形鞣饺诤蠒r(shí)，他也深感自己肩負(fù)的使命：“東方和西方就像大學(xué)一年級(jí)室友，如果想要愉快地共存，必須了解、理解對(duì)方。雙方像室友一樣，都需要盡自己的努力改善關(guān)系，并共同成型全球流。我一直想把東方文化帶到世界各地，之前音樂里面也有用過很多中國(guó)的元素，讓更多人看到東方文化的不同和博大精深?！?/p>

王力宏簡(jiǎn)介：

Wang Leehom is a multi-million album-selling Taiwanese-American pop star who has remained one of the hottest names in Chinese music since his debut in 1995.
王力宏是一位有數(shù)百萬專輯銷量的ABC流行歌手。自1995年出道以來，他在中國(guó)成為了炙手可熱的明星。

Formally trained at Williams College and the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Leehom has written and recorded songs in a large variety of styles, including pop, rap, hip-hop, jazz and R&B, and is also known for his pioneering infusion of traditional Chinese elements and instrumentation into contemporary music.
王力宏在威廉姆斯音樂學(xué)院和享有盛名的伯克利音樂學(xué)院接受過正式訓(xùn)練，他創(chuàng)作過不同類型的音樂，包括流行音樂、饒舌、hip-hop、爵士和節(jié)奏布魯斯，他也開創(chuàng)了將中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)元素和樂器編曲融入現(xiàn)代音樂的先河。

Additionally, Leehom is an acclaimed actor who has starred in the Golden Lion Award-winning "Lust, Caution" from Ang Lee, "Little Big Soldier" opposite Jackie Chan and the self-written and directed "Love in Disguise". He is also well known for his philanthropic work and environmental advocacy, which were cited as reasons he was the only Chinese recording artist selected as a torchbearer for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
除了作為一個(gè)成功的歌手，王力宏還是一位受歡迎的演員。他出演過金獅獎(jiǎng)最佳影片《色戒》，和成龍合作出演《大兵小將》，還參與編劇并自導(dǎo)自演了《戀愛通告》。同時(shí)，他還熱衷于慈善工作和環(huán)保事業(yè)，這也是為什么他被選為2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的火炬手，他也是唯一可以獲此殊榮的華人發(fā)片歌手。