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 CMG 2024 Spring Festival Gala. Musical Tale: A Display of Regional Foods. New Year Brocade. Let's Share. Leaping over the Dragon Gate. A Friend Like You. Dance: Koi Carp. Poem for the Landscape of Chang'an 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 CMG holds final rehearsal for 2024 Spring Festival Gala. This Year of the Dragon marks the 42nd anniversary of this most-watched TV program in the world. “Festival of Spring 2025: A Worldwide Celebration of the Chinese New Year” will be broadcast at 7:30 pm (Beijing Time) on January 29 on CCTV 4. Media Contact 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 CCTV New Year's Gala is a must-see TV show on Chinese New Year's Eve for every Chinese family. Believe it or not, it has the largest audience of any entertainment show in the world. The 2020 edition of the Gala attracted over 1.2 billion viewers. A Global Celebration for Chinese People Everywhere . BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Festival this year will be the first since the traditional celebrations were listed as part of The most prominent of these new traditions is the Chinese New Year Gala (Chinese full name: 中央电视台春节联欢晚会 / zhōng yāng diàn shì tái chūn jiē lián huān wǎn huì). This televised variety show is broadcasted by China Central Television (CCTV). Also known as the Spring Festival Gala or Chunwan (春晚 / Chūnwǎn), it is one of the premier TV events in China. Once celebrated mainly just in China, Spring Festival is now a major holiday for people across the globe. “Festival of Spring 2025: A Worldwide Celebration of the Chinese New Year” will be broadcast at 7:30 pm (Beijing Time) on January 29 on CCTV 4. Media Contact Company Name: Festival of Spring Contact Person: Zhang Ping Email: Send Email 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 ] 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 American pop rock band OneRepublic brought one of its most popular songs “Counting Stars” to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, China’s most watched show. They are welcomed with huge waves of applause from the people here who are celebrating the Chinese New Year. Check this out. #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #SpringFestival2025 This year's gala promises a spectacular blend of performances, including songs, dances, skits, cross-talk, operas, martial arts, magic, and more, aiming to bring the festive spirit of the Chinese New Year to viewers worldwide. The gala airs on January 28 at 8 p.m. Beijing Time across multiple CMG television channels, including CCTV-1, CCTV-3 Live: 2025 Spring Festival Gala CCTV is bringing you the 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Stay tuned for the spectacular programs! #2025ChineseNewYear China Media Group (CMG) broadcast the 2025 Spring Festival Gala on 28 January, Chinese New Year’s Eve. Known as "Chunwan," the event is an annual celebration of Chinese culture and traditions. The gala combined historical heritage, regional diversity, and technological advancements to mark the Year of the Snake. This year’s theme, "Year of the Snake, Keep Your Spirits Awake Since 1983, Chinese families have sat down to wrap dumplings and watch CCTV’s "New Year’s Gala" on television on Chinese New Year's Eve.It’s a Chinese New Year’s Eve tradition that nearly every family in China participates in to ring in the New Year. American rock band OneRepublic is expected to make a rare appearance on China’s Lunar New Year gala – the country’s most-watched television programme. State broadcaster CCTV said on Monday The Festival of Spring 2025 spotlights Chinese New Year as a worldwide holiday. Features three themes: “A Shared Spring,” “Spirit of the Overseas Chinese,” and “Greetings for the New Year.” Highlights performers like Tsai Chin, Chiang Yu-Heng, and Li Ziqi. Showcases traditions, cultural heritage, and international perspectives. 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
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