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CCTV Spring Festival Gala
The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese New Year on its flagship CCTV-1 and internationally through the China Global Television Network The ''Gala'' has the largest audience of any entertainment show in the world, and is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program. The 2018 edition of the ''Gala'' attracted more than one billion viewers. The program is a variety show, often featuring music, dance, comedy, and drama performances. It has become a ritual for many Chinese families, including overseas Chinese, to watch the show on Chinese New Year's Eve. Many ''Chunwan'' performers have emerged as household names in China solely as a result of their recurring appearances on the program. History In the early 1980s, CCTV director Huang Yihe propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yihe
Huang Yihe (; April 1934 – 8 April 2019) was a Chinese television director who created the ''CCTV New Year's Gala'' in 1983. The program has become the world's most-watched TV show, with one billion viewers in 2018. Biography Huang was born in April 1934 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. In 1949, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army as a military entertainer. A year later, his unit was dispatched to North Korea to perform for Chinese troops fighting in the Korean War. After his entertainment unit was disbanded, he was discharged from the military and assigned to work for China Central Television. In the early 1980s, Huang 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. Operating on a very low budget, Huang was given a studio of , which could accommodate only 60 staff members and 200 guests. With no money for recording and editing, the show was improvised and broadcast live, and the studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |