Jackie Chan releases romantic song for wife on Qixi Festival
28 Aug – Jackie Chan has never been a romantic man, which is why his gift and love confession for wife Joan Lin on Qixi Festival was considered special, even by his standards.
Recently, the action star updated his Jackie Chan blog to share a song he recorded titled, "Xie Xie Yi Bei Zi" ("Thank You For a Lifetime"), and dedicated the song to his wife.
"I released this song in China on the 7th day of the 7th month on the Lunar calendar. That day, known as the Qixi Festival, a traditional annual Chinese festival celebrating a mythological tale of the cowherd meeting the weaver girl, is also known as Chinese Valentine's day," wrote the actor.
Jackie stated that while he has always heard about the festival, he rarely celebrated it, since he was never a romantic man and his wife was not one to care much about such things.
"I remember one time I gave her a big bunch of roses, and the response I got was, "crazy"!," he said.
Jackie said that he would often thank his wife for many things throughout their marriage.
"I would often say [...] thanks for cooking things for me to eat; thanks for ironing my clothes; thanks for looking after JJ and Jones (my two golden retrievers); thanks for looking after my parents; thanks for being there for Jaycee...... "xie xie ni" (thank you), I think I'll say these words for the rest of our lives," he added.
As for the song itself, Jackie said that he had been preparing for it for two years, asking Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou and famed lyricist Preston Lee to help him with the song.
"I used a lot of thought towards this song, I hope she doesn't think I'm crazy again! This year is our 36th wedding anniversary. Apart from dedicating this song to her, I also want to say, "Lin Fong Chiao, I love you." he added.
(Photo Source: Mingpao)
