in 2008, xue released his third album “深深爱过你” "loved you deeply". after listening to the song “传说” "legend" in this album, shinji tanimura 谷村新司 was very impressed by xue's outstanding composition, and invited him to the asia music festival held in osaka, japan. on 25 july, xue was honored as a torchbearer for the 2008 summer olympics torch relay.