At 8 pm on January 28, the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala arrived as scheduled.

As the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala after the successful application of the Spring Festival for World Heritage status, what programs are worth watching?

This is the second time that "Shi Qintian" came to the Spring Festival Gala stage, and this time they participated in the opening visual show "Welcome Blessing".

Welcoming Blessings

Alec Su, William Chan and Lay Zhang came dancing to the song “Ruyi Dance”.

Ruyi Dance Steps

Following the dancing little lion, the "Re-employment Men's Group" embarks on a new journey of "Climbing the Heights" to look forward to spring.

"Re-employment Men's Group"

During the performance, there was a section about the 2025 Spring Festival movie "Amway" -

Actors including Lv Yanting (voice of Nezha in "Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King"), Ci Sha (Yang Jian in "Fengshen II: War in Xiqi"), Tan Xiao (voice of Bald Qiang in "Boonie Bears: Reboot"), Tony Leung Ka Fai (Ouyang Feng in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Greatest Hero"), Aruna (Tuo Lei in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Greatest Hero"), Huang Xuan (Meng Chuang in "Operation Dragon"), and Wang Baoqiang (A Gui in "Detective Chinatown 1900") took the stage one by one and promoted their new films in one sentence.

Phoenix Legend sang "Pillar", leading the audience to experience countless magnificent traditional buildings, while inspiring us to stand up in heaven and earth, shelter from wind and rain, stand tall and be pillars.

Pillars

The skit "Borrowing an Umbrella" revolves around the "Borrowing an Umbrella on the Broken Bridge" scene in "The Legend of the White Snake", linking four operas: Peking Opera, Cantonese Opera, Sichuan Opera, and Yue Opera. As the Year of the Snake approaches, Zhao Yazhi, the White Snake, and Ye Tong, Xu Xian, join forces to perform a journey of "Borrowing an Umbrella", as if taking the audience back to the West Lake of that year, and performing a memory killing at the Broken Bridge.

Cecilia Yip, Angie Chiu

Karen Mok and Mao Buyi collaborated to bring a song "Flowers in the Years". Love is a flower, in the soil of time, it blooms gracefully after a long period of fireworks, simple and romantic.

At the Chongqing venue, you can see the intangible cultural heritage and New Year customs intertwined on the river bridge, and the intelligent control of light and shadow illuminates thousands of wonderful things. Have a hot and trendy Chongqing New Year!

When the suona sounded, technology came on stage. When the coolest Northeastern style met the coolest robot, when tradition collided with fashion, watch how the dance "Yang BOT" danced out the unique charm of Yangko.

"Yangbot"

This year, Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue brought "Let's Talk Crosstalk Together", online teaching: How to be a supporting role?

This year, the song "What If" sung by four actresses who have played outstanding female roles, Yan Ni, Yin Tao, Song Jia, and Jiang Xin, led everyone to reminisce about the trajectory of life. I wish everyone can gain the courage and strength to move forward!

The comedy song "Totode" unfolded layer by layer of surprises, linking the singers, sketch actors, and dancers participating in the rehearsal to create lively interaction in the audience and sing beautiful blessings for the New Year.

"Proper"

The dance "Joy on the Branches" turned the entire stage into an unfolding ancient painting scroll. The Huaxiaoyi-class dancers transformed into magpies and danced gracefully on the branches. "People danced in the painting" and sent blessings of "joy on the branches".

"Happiness on the Branches"

At the Lhasa branch venue in Tibet, we watched the "Flower of Unity" dancing among all ethnic groups, the "Flower of Happiness" resounding in the drums of thousands of people, and the "Flower of Beauty" blooming in this mountainous region and the source of thousands of rivers. Let's celebrate the New Year together on the roof of the world and watch the Gesang flowers bloom and bring happiness.

The Xiao Ni + Liu Qian magic part that made headlines last year is back. This year, Xiao Ni finally succeeded! This time, a limited edition calligraphy for the Year of the Snake is also included, wishing everyone good luck in the new year.

The martial arts drama "Pen Moves Dragon Snake" led by Donnie Yen, sees martial arts combined with calligraphy, blending the spirit and meaning of cursive script into the power and beauty of Tai Chi. The black and white of the brush and ink and the yin and yang of Tai Chi are cleverly matched together.

《Pen Moves Dragon Snake》

After many years, Faye Wong appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage again, and her song "What the World Gave Me" expressed deep warmth.

What the World Gave Me

Chris Lee, Jackson Yee and international students from Beijing Language and Culture University performed the snake dance "China Fun Together". One is cute and the other is cool!

"China Fun Together"

There is a kind of love called the writer's bond; there is a kind of love called the love between generations. Fish Leong sang "The One Living in My Heart" with all her heart, and together we can feel the deep love contained in the little bits of daily life.

Countless ecological civilization builders who have dedicated their youth to green mountains and clear waters have transformed our home from "a small place in grandpa's heart" to a place where everyone lives. Tonight, listen to them sing "My Home" and the new ecological picture of green mountains and clear waters.

The dialogue "Don't Keep "Cheats" and "Fakes"" is too abstract! Xu Haolun and Tan Xiangwen, a pair of new comedians, performed a cheating scene on the Spring Festival Gala, exposing the absurd tricks of the scammers.

"Don't Keep "Cheats" and "Fakes""

After 13 years, Eason Chan appeared on the Spring Festival Gala again. This time, he collaborated with Olympic athletes on "Lone Warrior". When the sounds of sports at the Paris Olympics were matched with the familiar melody, it was full of passion. How many sound effects can you hear in this version of "Lone Warrior"?

The Lone Warrior

The scenery of Wuxi in the Jiangnan painting scroll, the most beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake. Spend the New Year's Eve at the Wuxi branch venue in Jiangsu, with boats passing by and stars in the dream. Listen to the music of Wuxi scenery and watch the scenes of family and country!

Celebrate the New Year and sing opera! Opera is in full bloom. This year's Spring Festival Gala features a mix of literary and martial arts, with famous and new artists joining hands on stage.

Whose Xipi suddenly became the son-in-law and mother-in-law! The "Shen Ma Combination" is on the Spring Festival Gala again. This time, they join hands with Sun Qian and Song Yang to bring the skit "Golden Turtle Son-in-law". The role change is hilarious. When the "drunkard" mother-in-law (played by Ma Li) meets the "Golden Turtle Son-in-law" (played by Shen Teng), what new sparks will be created?

"Shen Ma Combination"

"Can I fill my life with dreams? Can I make my dreams come true? Can I make myself be myself? I can!" Jam Hsiao and Wang Yibo sang the song "I Can", inspiring those who strive to bravely pursue their dreams and happiness.

When ballet meets oriental aesthetics, the Spring Festival Gala original dance "The Beauty" is led by Tan Yuanyuan, who dances on tiptoe and transforms the Spring Festival Gala stage into a pool of clear water, creating the lingering mood of "The Beauty is on the other side of the water".

"Yiren"

Recall the memories of Cantonese classics and listen to Liza Wang, Jordan Chan, Julian Cheung, Pakho Chau, Fiona Sit, Liu Xijun and Zhong Chuxi sing "Appointment in the Bay Area" and send sincere wishes for a better Guangdong.

At the Wuhan branch venue in Hubei, listen to a new opera and enjoy the music of Chu. Watch acrobatics and find a New Year scene in the fireworks. Watch the phoenix dance at the Yellow Crane Tower and the Milky Way shine on the city!

The crew of "Volunteer Army 2", Zhu Yilong, Xin Baiqing and Zhang Zifeng reunited.

Sing the New Year customs into songs and fill the big red envelopes with spring! Mao Xiaotong, Jin Chen, Bai Lu, Cheng Xiao, Yao Xiaotang, and Song Yuqi brought "Spring Red Envelopes", which not only contains a lot of New Year customs and intangible cultural heritage elements, but also is full of expectations for life and the future.

Xue Zhiqian's song "Fang's Words" tells a story about friendship, separation and dreams. It also sings about the perseverance and warmth in the hearts of those who come from all corners of the world in their pursuit of their ideals.

The Yingge dance that has become popular all over the Internet is on the Spring Festival Gala! Tan Weiwei's "Dancing Yingge with the Tide" uses the beauty of intangible cultural heritage to sing the song of the future. In the surging passion, she dances out the unparalleled beauty of heaven and earth.

High energy throughout! Count the stars under the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan with OneRepublic. Come for a cross-border rock chorus!

Counting Stars

On New Year's Eve, the handle of the Big Dipper returns to the sign of Tiger. Zhu Yawen, Bai Yu, Liu Yuning, Jiang Qiming, Xu Kai, Ding Yuxi, and Wang Anyu perform "The Handle of the Big Dipper Points East, Spring Comes to the World" in a virtual-real image space, showing the interactive changes between the four seasons and the flow of the stars. The handle of the Big Dipper points east, spring comes to the world, and the seven stars appear on the same stage, which is magnificent.

Frontline workers from all walks of life sang the song "Great Cause" with passionate and heroic voices, expressing the voice of the times that "everyone is the protagonist in the new journey of China's modernization."

Great Deeds

As the clock strikes midnight, please check out the first New Year's greeting song of the Year of the Snake from Jiang Yan, Ma Sichun, Zhang Hanyun, Wang Sulong, Zhang Xincheng, and Wu Lei! "Another spring has arrived, wishing everyone a happy new year!"

When the Chinese folk song "Lan Hua Hua" meets the famous Peruvian song "Song of the Mountain Eagle", Chinese singer Zhou Shen and world-renowned tenor Diego have come together to perform across mountains and seas. Let's feel the sparks of the collision of the classic melodies of China and Peru!

Mountain Eagle and Orchid

The orchid color brings spring, and the misty atmosphere hides all the flowers. Dancers such as Zhu Jiejing and Sun Jingwen used their bodies and hands to outline the proud blooming posture of "Orchid", presenting a graceful, lively and swaying New Year "orchid" picture to the audience.

Orchid

Liu Yang, Song Tianshuo, and Yuwen Qiushi performed the skit "Xiao Ming's Family" for the first time on the Spring Festival Gala stage. The teacher met a harmonious and happy family during the home visit, and staged a series of interesting scenes.

Finally, this splendid Spring Festival Gala came to an end with "Unforgettable Tonight", a collaboration between the China Disabled People's Performing Arts Troupe and the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Choir.

I wish you all good luck in the Year of the Snake, and may you enjoy the great rivers and lakes and every day!