''CCSTV New Year's Gala'' () is a low-budget, three-hour New Year's Gala program organized by Shi Mengqi (施孟奇) of China Country Side TV (; ''CCSTV'').
It is the grassroots
shanzhai version of the official ''
CCTV New Year's 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 ...
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Organization
CCSTV and its ''New Year's Gala'' is organized by Beijing-based cameraman Shi Mengqi. In an interview with ''Beijing Today'', Shi criticized the ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', saying that he had attended the ''CCTV New Year's Gala'' one year, but that it is "not designed for the ordinary viewer
..The audience was nothing but high officials and rich people.
Since the announcement of CCSTV, 10 volunteers have joined Shi to organize the program, assisting with items such as programming, auditing, and soliciting sponsors.
[ 700 groups and individuals have sent Shi applicants to be considered for the three-hour program, and over 30 segments were scheduled for the program by the end of December 2008.]
Social Response
National satellite station Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
TV initially offered venues and support for the ''CCSTV New Year's Gala'', stating that they "just want to provide an alternative for people who cannot go home during Spring Festival."[ However, CCSTV decided to part with Guizhou TV, though there is a possibility for performers from the program to work with Guizhou TV after the ''Gala'', and some parts of the ''Gala'' may be later broadcast on Guizhou TV.][
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See also
* Shanzhai
*''CCTV New Year's 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 ...
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*subcultures
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*kuso
''Kuso'' is a term used in East Asia for the internet culture that generally includes all types of camp and parody. In Japanese, is a word
that is commonly translated to English as curse words such as fuck, shit, damn, and bullshit, and is o ...
References
Internet video
In Chinese:大中華的“山寨”情結來自何方？
External links
CCSTV Website
by Radio 774
22 Scholars, Lawyers Jointly Boycott (CCTV), Oppose its Brainwashing, Declare "Four No" PolicyImitation Is the Sincerest Form of Rebellion in China
''The Wall Street Journal
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'', January 22, 2009
David vs. Goliath: Battle for TV Viewers on Lunar New Year Eve
Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: )J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English, or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua ...
, January 24, 2009
"Shanzhai" Gala not Available for Most Chinese People on New Year's Eve
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2009
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