Dion's husband, son, mother and sisters are all traveling with her during the tour.

Her latest album "Taking Chances" features different music genres moving away, at times, from her best-known soft-rock style.

Canadian singer Celine Dion smiles as she poses in traditional Zulu beadwork and heargear at a school children feeding programme in Soweto township near Johannesburg, Feb. 15 2008.

Dion explains: "It is a little edgier than my previous albums, but I'm still the same person who's been singing the ballads and love songs for most of my career." Besides positive, love songs, it also features heavy singles such as "This Time" which deals with the dark subject of spousal abuse.

When asked if she would ever get tired of singing her big ballads, the answer was a definite "no." "When you have such amazing songs like those, it's impossible to get tired of singing them," she continues. "'My Heart Will Go On' and all the things that happened around it was, and still is, a great highlight of my career."

Dion says she cannot wait to get to Chinese mainland. "I am so excited about doing my first show on Chinese mainland. I've heard from many people that my songs have been very popular there over the years.

"We've been asked to come before but it never worked out in our schedule. So it's going to be amazing to finally perform there.

"I know from pictures and from television that China has some beautiful and historical sites, so I'm hoping to get to see them. It's going to be a fantastic experience," she concludes.