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Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

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Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

2025-01-23 10:49 Last Updated At:19:37

The fourth rehearsal for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala deeply moved the audience with performances highlighting grassroots workers and stories of ordinary lives, capturing the essence of modern China.

The China Media Group (CMG) held the fourth rehearsal for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala on Wednesday to further hone the widely anticipated grand show on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year will falls on Jan. 29 this year

The rehearsal featured singing, dancing, and traditional operas, with the performers fully prepared and delivering outstanding performances. The flow of the gala was more refined and more smoothly coordinated, and the atmosphere of the gala rehearsal was infused with joy, laughter, and a festive Spring Festival spirit.

Highlights of the gala included a song on the endeavors of Chinese modernization performed by grassroots workers, a heartwarming song with a delicate melody, reflecting the beauty of everyday life, and traditional Chinese operas presented by both renowned artists and emerging talents.

As part of an initiative to bring the public into the rehearsal process, ordinary people were invited to sit in the audience and witness these stunning performances.

Among them were young artist Chen Hanyu, community police officer Chen Liangshun, and graduate student Wu Xinyu from China Agricultural University, all experiencing the vibrant atmosphere of the upcoming Spring Festival.

"I was particularly captivated by the Peking Opera performance. The martial arts moves, combined with high-tech stage effects, were amazing. As an art influencer fond of storytelling, I often capture the extraordinary stories of ordinary families. Watching the Spring Festival Gala has really inspired me," said the young artist.

"The Gala's portrayal of grassroots stories really moved me. As a student at China Agricultural University, we spend over 300 days a year at the Science and Technology Backyard (STB), living and working alongside farmers, as well as serving them on the frontline of production. The spirit showcased in the Gala resonated deeply with me," shared the student, referring to STB, a science and technology service platform established on the front line of production, such as rural areas and enterprises, that integrates agricultural science and technology innovation, demonstration and promotion, and talent training.

"During the Spring Festival, we sometimes mediate disputes between neighbors or family members, which is quite similar to the conflicts portrayed on the stage. The Spring Festival Gala truly reflects real life and connects with the people," said Chen Liangshun.

The gala, also known as "Chunwan" in Chinese, has been broadcast live annually since 1983, and has been seen as a major cultural symbol for the traditional Lunar New Year celebrations in China.

This year's event will air on Jan 28, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It will also be the first edition since Spring Festival's successful inclusion on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

Grassroots performances shine in 4th rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

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Chinese FM meets with Harvard professor Allison in Germany's Munich

2025-02-15 13:17 Last Updated At:14:07

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday met with Graham Allison, a professor at Harvard University, on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference in Germany.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that as the world today is witnessing transformation and turbulence, and changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster pace, China must maintain firm strategic resolve, remain fully committed to managing its own affairs well, and vigorously advance Chinese modernization.

Wang further said that China should take on the responsibilities and obligations as a major country, continue to inject greater certainty into the world, and play a constructive role in promoting global peace and stability.

He said China will work with like-minded countries to jointly uphold the basic norms governing international relations based on the UN Charter, push for democracy in international relations, and advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.

On China-U.S. relations, Wang reiterated that China's policy toward the United States has remained consistent and stable, and China will continue to deal with the the evolution and development of China-U.S. relations and push for healthy and stable development of bilateral ties with the guidance of the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation put forward by President Xi Jinping.

In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) after his meeting with Wang, Allison said he was "cautiously optimistic" about U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on forging a successful relationship with China, but hoping that China will play a constructive role in resolving the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. "I'm optimistic, cautiously optimistic about the Trump administration, about President Trump himself and the relationship with China. If you look and see all the things he said during the campaign, he has a very different conception of China and the U.S. relationship with China. So I'm hopeful that even in the not too distant future, we'll see China as a participant in what will ultimately be a peace agreement of some sort that will bring an end to the war in Ukraine," Allison said.

Chinese FM meets with Harvard professor Allison in Germany's Munich

Chinese FM meets with Harvard professor Allison in Germany's Munich

Chinese FM meets with Harvard professor Allison in Germany's Munich

Chinese FM meets with Harvard professor Allison in Germany's Munich

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