Line-up for star-studded CMG Mid-Autumn gala revealed

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Line-up for star-studded CMG Mid-Autumn gala revealed

2024-09-17 17:00 Last Updated At：23:27

The star-studded line-up for the China Media Group (CMG)'s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala has been revealed as the countdown to the entertainment extravaganza on Tuesday night continues, with several international performers taking their place among the many artists who are set to grace the stage.

Renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman, popular Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen, and artists from the Chinese mainland, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region will all deliver performances.

The gala will be broadcast worldwide from 20:00 Beijing Time (1200 GMT) via various CMG channels, as well as on several social media platforms, with the event being staged in the northeastern city of Shenyang.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional annual festivity in China with a history dating back more than a millennium. It centers around the moon and a good harvest, and is a time for family members and friends to reunite, eat mooncakes, and appreciate the full moon.

Featuring over 30 performances that blend various forms of art, including poetry, song, dance, and drama, the gala highlights the cultural charm of traditional festivals and symbolizes the continuity of Chinese civilization.

Through innovative artistic expressions, various elements of traditional Chinese culture will be vividly presented in the program, allowing the audience to appreciate the beauty of artistic conception, culture, and technology.

The gala will take place at the picturesque Dingxiang Lake Park, situated by Shenyang's largest urban lake, combining traditional Chinese culture with the local color and charm of the city.

It will spotlight key topics of interest for audiences at home and abroad. These include the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to China, and significant milestones such as the Chang'e-6 space mission, which saw China retrieve the first ever lunar samples from the far side of the moon.

Xi's special envoy visits Laos

Liu Haixing, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, visited Laos on Tuesday to congratulate the successful convening of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Thongloun Sisoulith on his election as general secretary of the 12th LPRP Central Committee.

Liu, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a congratulatory letter from Xi to Thongloun and conveyed a message.

The message stated that China stands ready to work with Laos to advance the continuous development of a China-Laos community with a shared future, guided by the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries.

Thongloun expressed his sincere appreciation and extended warm greetings to Xi.

He noted that the new central leadership of the LPRP attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to work closely with China to continuously elevate bilateral relations between the two parties and two countries to a higher level.