The music video of "Cherishing friendship", the theme song of the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was released on Dec 6.

Featuring beautiful landscapes of Hangzhou, host city of this year's international event and figures of swimmers, the 2'40" music video took over a month to shoot and produce, said Ying Hao, composer and lyricist for the theme song.

As the biggest international sports event that will have taken place in Hangzhou to date, the championships will be held in the city from Dec 11 to 16 at the 10,000-seat Tennis Centre in the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center.