The Chinese gymnastic team, comprising of 18 athletes including Li Xiaopeng, Yang Wei and Chen Yibing, presented a charity performance to raise funds for the Qinghai earthquake victims on Monday.

In the fully seated Queen Elisabeth Stadium, the 20-session performance from the national athletes of artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and acrobatic gymnastics team, received enthusiastic ovation from the Hong Kong audience.

The big names in the team, such as Olympic champions Li Xiaopeng the nicknamed "gymnastic prince", Chen Yibing, the new captain of men's artistic team and Zou Kai, triple gold medalist in the 2008 Games, were warmly welcomed by the local people.

The Chinese Athletes Educational Foundation organized the show. A major part of the proceeds from the event would be donated to the Qinghai earthquake victims, while the other part would be used by CAEF and the Hong Kong Gymnasts Charitable Foundation.

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