Chinese New Year Gala

Chinese New Year Gala, called as "Chun Wan" in Chinese, is the general name of the evening parties made especially for celebrating Chinese New Year. In 1983, Chinese Central TV Station (CCTV) sent its' first Chinese New Year Gala. Since then CCTV Chinese New Year Gala has been a fixed yearly official Chinese New Year celebration program in China. In 2012 CCTV Chinese New Year Gala got into Guinness World Record as the TV program with the highest audience rating. Meanwhile, it was also the longest gala and the TV program with most actors and actresses in the world.

CCTV Chinese New Year Gala includes mainly singing, dancing, talk shows, theaters and operas. In addition it has always some programs to present some persons with very excellent skills or deeds. As the most costly TV gala in China, CCTV Chinese New Year Gala is always expected to be the best Chinese TV gala, so the directors choose the performers and programs for the gala strictly every year. Taking part in CCTV Chinese New Year Gala has become proofs of the professional levels of the performers. On another side, watching CCTV Chinese New Year Gala has become a conventional activity on Chinese New Year’s eve for most Chinese.

The great success of CCTV Chinese New Year Gala makes TV gala very popular in China. Every year the provincial TV stations makes their own Chinese New Year Galas, and CCTV make additionally galas with special subjects, such as, Chinese New Year opera gala and Chinese New Year comedy gala. Even in other times TV stations make also many galas. For securing good audience rating, normally no any gala except CCTV Chinese New Year Gala is sent on Chinese New Year’s Eve.