The 2026 Spring Festival Gala, an annual televised celebration hosted by the China Media Group (CMG), got underway at 20:00 Monday (Beijing Time) on the eve of the Chinese New Year, as families come together to ring in the Year of the Horse at midnight. Aside from the main stage in Beijing, four sub-venues were set up across the country in Heilongjiang, Yiwu, Hefei, and Yibin. Starting in 1983, the hours-long gala has been part of the New Year celebrations of the Chinese people. It was also reco

🎉🧧Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is the most important festival in China. 🌍🏆In December 2024, it was officially inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, recognizing it as a cultural treasure shared globally. 📺🎊First aired in 1983, China's CCTV Spring Festival Gala has become the most watched national TV show recognized by Guinness World Records. On Chinese New Year's Eve, families across China gather around the television to watch th

Chinese robotics company AGIBOT redefined the intersection of technology and culture by hosting a historic 60-minute gala performed almost entirely by humanoid robots ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Footage captured on Sunday reveals this unprecedented large-scale event in Shanghai, where a troupe of robots executed synchronised dance routines, collaborated on martial arts moves, showcased Shaolin stances, and performed acrobatic feats with props such as fire torches. Led by over 200 robots