They called their artist friends living around the country to join the tour and nearly 50 artists have performed with them by traveling from different parts of the country. Li has served as one of the judges of China Central Television's popular show, Star Boulevard, since 2018. The reality show, which premiered in 2004, gathers music and dance lovers — mostly amateurs — to compete with their performances, giving birth to lots of stars well-known among its audience. Li invited some of the reality show's winners to join in the tour, enabling the tour's programs to be diversified.

"Since all the artists have their own jobs and schedules, we arrange the programs to be flexible and colorful. Only Khuslen and me are permanent performers during a tour," says Li.

Yuan Hui contributed to this story.

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