Singer Jacky Cheung performs on stage. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Hong Kong pop icon Jacky Cheung presented three shows in Beijing over the weekend, kicking off his world tour, A Classic Tour of Jacky Cheung.

With a 32-member orchestra and 30 dancers, the 55-year-old performed around 40 songs, which he selected from his repertoire going back to the 1990s.

Cheung, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, has also appeared in dozens of films that have been well received both by audiences and critics.