CMG New Year's Gala
cmg new year gala formerly known cctv new year gala also known spring festival gala commonly abbreviated chinese chunwan literally spring evening chinese new year special produced china medium group cmg broadcast annually eve chinese new year flagship cctv internationally china global television network gala largest audience entertainment show world recognized guinness world record world watched television program edition gala attracted one billion viewer program variety show often featuring music dance comedy drama performance become ritual many chinese family including overseas chinese watch show chinese new year eve many chunwan performer emerged household name china solely result recurring appearance program early cctv director huang yihe proposed idea hosting televised party celebrate chinese new year first cctv new year gala aired operating low budget huang given studio square meter sq ft could accommodate staff member guest money recording editing show improvised broadcast live hosted liu xiaoqing ji jiang kun wang jingyu studio four telephone accepting live request caller nationwide popular singer li guyi ended night nine performance cohost jiang kun performed three xiangsheng comedy huang colleague took considerable political risk broadcasting live show pop singer li guyi time attack hardliner spiritual pollution one popular song hometown love 乡恋 still officially banned permission wu lengxi minister radio television audience li guyi performed song first time national tv first new year gala proved huge hit viewer nationwide wu tasked directing second edition time china britain intense negotiation sinobritish joint declaration status hong kong huang came idea inviting amateur hong kong singer cheung mingman perform show unprecedented hong kong entertainer perform chinese tv request met significant resistance huang persistently lobbied government official eventually gained approval cheungs performance patriotic song chinese heart gala made household name china program attracted extremely large audience grown significantly year cctv new year gala watched television program world one billion viewer chinese new year eve time family gather typical situation involves large generation family gathered front tv set making dumpling first new year meal gala add mood celebration house people laugh discus enjoy performance become ingrained tradition mainland china watch new year gala new year eve rural area previously unfamiliar concept television would hold great gathering new year eve watch program dashan made another appearance gala alongside several foreign national various age engaging fluent mandarin conversation including one russian nationality australian kenyan show also noted appearance various ordinary people performer selected popular vote tv competition month prior ordinary people portrayal continued several amateur performed show coinciding rise amateur performer decline nationalist political rhetoric version gala imagery national leader removed show gala directed ha wen wife host li yong break tradition gala removed announcement embassy overseas sending new year greeting well favorite new year gala act voting announcement also conclude rendition cant forget tonight thus breaking practice first time beginning gala broadcast chinese diaspora million television viewer around world cctv dedicated simulcast foreign viewer cgtn network since gala marked pearl jubilee ruby jubilee early day gala show focused almost entirely art entertainment programming chiefly political nature rare reflecting general openness chinese society departure maoist political dogma life ordinary people communist party leader took interest show early thengeneral secretary hu yaobang watched show resolved learn sing chinese heart singer cheung mingman communist party general secretary jiang zemin premier li peng appeared show ostensibly participate celebration rather disseminate political agenda jiang gave speech expressing wellwishes sixminute live segment instance national leader participated program history programming heavy political undertone began appearing gala audience grew show became ritualized event national significance experienced increased state involvement production often segment show became devoted celebrating previous year national achievement preview significant event upcoming year state medium reported major official publicity department chinese communist party state administration radio film television scene gala rehearsal supervise production year segment featuring migrant worker inserted show recommendation premier wen jiabao throughout year official charge propaganda medium control including ding guangen li changchun liu yunshan paid visit chunwan production team commenting political evolution gala year takungpao said chunwan evolved yearend tea party conference disseminating political propaganda beginning show consistently included one segment featuring video montage communist party leader accompanied background music shown every year image considered paramount leader including mao zedong deng xiaoping jiang zemin hu jintao video footage featured entire lineup politburo standing committee member imagery national leader absent show amount political content varied year year example show featured rendition patriotic song emphasized hu jintaos harmonious society scientific development concept ideology minimal political content though part show alluded building strong nation th party congress held fall year show however peppered political enhancement throughout paid homage general secretary xi jinpings chinese dream ideology addition several nationalisticthemed song show reportedly one closely managed affair year prominently featured xi jinpings anticorruption campaign three comedy routine linked theme addition remarkable departure convention show also featured xi jinping exclusively lengthy video montage operastyle song entitled give heart heavy emphasis political content continued edition believed one political affair since show inception saw return familiar lineup national leader since however gala shown imagery national leader opting instead showcase various aspect economic development nationalist theme people liberation army featured show programming every year usually form song although sometimes militarythemed sketch comedy also appeared many gala prominent singer background performing art troupe pla including yan weiwen song zuying dong wenhua peng liyuan gala held worker indoor arena live audience dispersed throughout arena production staff equipped walkietalkies improvised communication artist running around gesturing distance give cue made show appear uncoordinated exceptionally slow television edition lasted six hour remains longest gala record live audience also milling arena duration show distracting noisy television audience strongly criticized poor lighting effect made stage difficult see chen peisi artistic collaborator zhu shimao household name partly owing appearance gala hit sketch piece show subsidiary cctv distributed performance vcd without gaining pair permission advance chen zhu sued subsidiary court ordered restitution rescinded right chen zhus work thereafter chen zhu never appeared gala edition clock struck midnight six host show assembled stage suffered mass breakdown referred dark three minute zhu jun zhou tao li yong dong qing zhang zequn liu fangfei collectively started chain misread mistimed line zhang zequn first read line incorrectly obviously reciting wrong chunlian although audience still applauded li yong mentioned transition year bingxu year dog dinghai year pig greeting mother comrade across country cut zhu juns loud declaration new year almost arrived liu fangfei relatively new gala read line obviously incomplete followed second dead air zhou tao tried following interrupted li yong zhou gave li yong annoyed stare obviously visible camera focused zhu jun interrupted li yong turn interrupted zhou tao tensecond countdown began host zhang zequn apologized incident cctv blog observer criticized gala resisting larger trend chinese society increased role woman society changing gender norm skit goddess tomboy 女神和女汉子 led jia ling faced particular derision online portrayal strong female role society insensitive depiction sheng nu phenomenon gala criticized planning include virtual mascot modeled based painting monkey han meilin described monster ugly many digital mascot also mocked various chinese social network edition criticized comedy skit focusing africa–china relation particular china investment african railway skit featured chinese actress lou naiming wearing blackface prosthetic buttock portray mother african woman woman asked host pose husband wouldnt subjected arranged date however host exposed ruse introducing wife woman mother excuse declaring love china people skit ridiculed viewer social medium especially among local group diaspora invocation african stereotype edition despite celebrating year pig chinese zodiac eschewed nearly imagery language invoking pig suspected due official sensitivity shown towards muslim minority group china latter case possibly due outbreak african swine fever show featured performer blackface wearing approximation african clothing like received criticism within china internationally chinese foreign ministry responded criticism saying issue anyone saying otherwise must ulterior motif – data source csm medium research program watched chinese program china also overseas chinese viewer abroad via cctvs international channel performance new year gala could propel relatively unknown name household talk national celebrity possible international hit status social medium stardom overnight since beginning program many great star chinese pop music discovered comedian started career taiwan hong kong singer earning exposure mainland viewer also attention fan around world watching gala live demand appearance major mandopop star gala expose music overseas audience newcomer first song program guarantee fame stardom also fanbase million tv online viewer following list people gained fame largely performance gala whose name become frequently associated gala year list confused guest star list identifies celebrity famous right prior appearance gala individual part gala long history much people many viewer remember past edition zhao benshan gao xiumin fan wei – skit – xiaoshenyang – song dandan chen peisi zhu shimao – skit guo da cai ming pan changjiang huang hong guo donglin gong hanlin – skit – jia ling – skit – feng gong niu qun – xiangsheng – decade ji jiang kun – xiangsheng dashan stage name canadian mark rowswell gained fame gala – song zuying peng liyuan dong wenhua mao amin zhang ye han lei jiang dawei yan weiwen yin xiumei folk opera singer – li guyi usually performer last segment evening nanwang jinxiao tonight unforgettable performer made appearance gala listed alphabetical order last name perform artistic name name based common name known internationally member chinese space program – also featured poem dedicated victim chinese winter storm performed eminent performer including li ruiying kang hui pu cunxin wang gang chen daoming jiang wen han lei wei wei zhang guoli included tribute covid victim medical staff read bai yansong kang hui shui junyi hongmei hai xia ouyang xiadan thenunited nation secretarygeneral ban kimoon appeared new year greeting ccstv new year gala dick clark new year rockin eve gặp nhau cuối năm little blue light cctv official website gala