Chinese fans warmly welcomed Taylor Swift, an American pop star, ahead of her performance at Alibaba's Singles' Day gala in Shanghai on Sunday evening (November 10).<br /><br />In the video, Chinese 'Swifties' gathered in front of the Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai while holding a banner saying "Welcome Taylor Swift to join Alibaba's Singles' Day gala in China" in Chinese characters and "Long live Taylor and Chinese swifties" in English. <br /><br />Other clips show Taylor performing "You Need to Calm Down", "Lover" and "Me" on stage.<br /><br />Singles' Day is an online shopping festival among young people in the country who celebrate their pride in being single.