Celebrations, cultural activities held worldwide to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year. CMG briefs press on highlights of 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Overseas Chinese worldwide look forward to 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Smart devices ensuring smooth railway operations during China's Spring Festival travel rush Spring Festival Gala 2025 CCTV. Performances. The highlight of this year's New Year Gala, also known as the Chinese Super Bowl, is a song and dance act titled The Pillars. The main venue for the CCTV is bringing you the 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Stay tuned for the spectacular programs! #2025ChineseNewYear #SpringFestivalGala As China ushers in the Year of the Snake, preparations are underway for the 43rd Spring Festival Gala, fondly known as Chunwan (春晚). This annual extravaganza marks the culmination of the lunar year festivities, captivating millions of viewers with its dazzling performances and cultural showcases A Global Celebration for Chinese People Everywhere . BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Festival this year will be the first since the traditional celebrations were listed as part of About CCTV.com CCTV.com is constantly updated with top news from China and around the world. Offering news reports, live and on-demand video content and searchable archives, CCTV.com is available in Mandarin, English and Chinese ethnic minority languages. Celebrate the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year with highlights from CGTN's special series that showcases the allure of intangible cultural heritage and traditional Chinese culture. Join CGTN on this festive journey through the Spring Festival and experience the charm of the Year of the Snake! The CCTV New Year's Gala used to be the favorite TV program of the Chinese people in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. As technology advances, a lot of interesting shows are broadcast on TV or online. CCTV Spring Festival Gala 2024 will begin with a worldwide live telecast on Friday (February 9) at 8:00 pm Beijing time. The Chinese community from across the globe and others will watch the Chinese New Year Gala, aka CCTV New Year’s Gala and abbreviated as 'Chunwan' in Chinese, is a live TV program broadcasted on CCTV to celebrate the turn of the Lunar New Year. Since the first edition was broadcasted in 1983, the program has developed to more diverse performances. In the early 1980s, CCTV director Huang Yihe proposed the idea of hosting a televised party to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and the first CCTV New Year's Gala aired in 1983. [3] Operating on a very low budget, Huang was given a studio of 600 square meters (6,500 sq ft), which could accommodate only 60 staff members and 200 guests. [ 6 ] Celebrations, cultural activities held worldwide to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year. CMG briefs press on highlights of 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Overseas Chinese worldwide look forward to 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Smart devices ensuring smooth railway operations during China's Spring Festival travel rush As the traditional Chinese New Year approaches, China Media Group's CCTV Video News Agency (CCTV+) has partnered with five major global news alliances to promote the annual Spring Festival Gala. The Chinese New Year lands on January 28 th in 2017, and it would be hard to celebrate a modern day Chinese New Year without the CCTV Chinese New Year Gala. What Performances are displayed in the Chinese New Year Gala? Every Chinese New Year, CCTV (China Central Television) puts on a grand entertainment gala full of song, dance, and stand-up The anticipation for the Lunar New Year reaches fever pitch as Central Chinese Television (CCTV) has officially announced the program for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala, set to air on January 28, 2025, at 8 PM. Various CCTV channels feature the Chinese New Year Gala, such as CCTV-4 (international), CCTV-Español and CCTV-Français. Other TV channels feature the show and schedule their own galas on different nights to avoid competition. The performers are usually invited by the production team. BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders attended a 2025 New Year gala featuring traditional operas Monday evening in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping, other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng watched the show at the National Centre for the Performing Arts As China ushers in the Year of the Dragon, preparations are underway for the 42nd Spring Festival Gala, fondly known as Chunwan (春晚). This annual extravaganza marks the culmination of the lunar year festivities, captivating millions of viewers with its dazzling performances and cultural showcases. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals and the Spring Festival Gala is a cherished tradition for Chinese families worldwide. The gala is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's most-watched TV program since its debut in 1983. [Editor's Note: China Central Television (CCTV) started broadcasting a special Chinese New Year celebration program in 1983. This Chinese New Year's Gala, also called the Spring Festival Gala and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as chunwan (春晚), consists of songs, dances, talk show segments, acrobatics, martial arts performances, and other forms of entertainment.
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |