The new music album by Taiwan singer Valen Hsu, also known as Xu Ruyun, will be released on December 21, the singer announced at the release party in Beijing on Friday.

The album is titled "Latitude 66° N", which is the geographic location of the arctic circle. Hsu went to the arctic to shoot the music video for her album.

During her journey, Hsu was shocked by the serious damage caused by global warming. The singer called on everyone to protect the environment at the press conference. "We should use public transportation as much as possible instead of driving cars," the singer said.

She also wished everyone good health as Christmas and the New Year are drawing near.

(CRI December 15, 2007)