somethingfunny Posted February 8, 2016 at 06:15 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 06:15 AM Caught some of this at the airport last night. Song - dance routine - song - dance routine - comedy sketch - song - song - song -song - dance routine - song. God they love singing. I had the misfortune to be tuned in for that horrible mini-robot dance routine. I didn't catch the end of it. Was there a montage of 习大大 looking at/holding babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:08 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:08 AM They sing too much every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:18 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:18 PM We watched the show yesterday, according to my wife it got much worse than some years ago. Much more politic, and praising the party and the country with every act. Plus it got really boring, after some time we started to play cards instead of watching the show. Now we are watching the Beijing new year show. Much much better! The jokes are funny, much less politic if it all. The songs are also much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM What do you mean, the Beijing New Year Show?!? Where do I see that online, here in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianjin42 Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:36 PM I didn't see it but have heard about the politics from a couple of people. Was it really that political? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted February 9, 2016 at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 01:28 AM A number of CCTV executives, hosts, and reporters have been locked up in the current anti-corruption crackdown. They are rumored to be allied with the Ling Jihua/Zhou Yongkang/Bo Xilai faction. So it may be that they are bending backwards to show their loyalty to Xi Jinping. http://xw.qq.com/news/20140712022796 自5月31日上午央视财经频道（央视二套）总监郭振玺突遭吉林省检察院逮捕，央视内部风声鹤唳，李勇和芮成钢都有“将要出事”传言。 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted February 9, 2016 at 11:10 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 11:10 AM Someone here mentioned the Beijing New Year Show and today I viewed a FaceBook post of a video from the Liaoning Chunwan. So the Chunwan on CCTV is not the only one? Each city has its own? I'm trying to see if I can view any of them online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted February 9, 2016 at 12:28 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 12:28 PM In my cctv wechat feed it says that usually the gala is held at the CCTV building in Beijing but this year it is being held in 5 different locations, Beijing, Hulun Buir, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Xi'an. One from each north,west, east, south and central, the usual 5 points on a chinese compass "to represent the diversity of the 56 different ethnicities". There is lots from the gala here http://english.cntv.cn/special/2016springfestival/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted February 9, 2016 at 12:32 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 12:32 PM I think they mean the gala itself is filmed in five locations so doesn't answer my question. I was thinking most provinces have their own televised galas, because it seems that Liaoning had their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:34 PM Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:34 PM I think this is what you want, but it wouldn't play for me. http://tv.sohu.com/20160208/n437134451.shtml You're just looking for 北京 春晚 2016, or at least that's what I googled. Hope it's fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:53 PM Each province has its own gala on the first day of the new year. The Beijing one was shown on BTV (Beijing TV). There are mainly Beijing people on that show, some of the big sports teams sent people (football, basketball, etc) Much better than the new years gala! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 03:53 PM Each province has its own gala on the first day of the new year. The Beijing one was shown on BTV (Beijing TV). There are mainly Beijing people on that show, some of the big sports teams sent people (football, basketball, etc) Much better than the new years gala! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1234 Posted February 9, 2016 at 06:21 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 06:21 PM I prefer the Beijing show. Its been better for several years now. I only watch the CCTV one as in UK I can get CCTV 4 on my big TV so I can suffer the whole thing. BTV 北京 春晚 2016 is at moment on Letv. all 198 mins of it http://www.letv.com/ptv/vplay/24590249.html it will be on PPS but not able to look it up at the moment. 新年快乐。 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben von Zwack Posted February 9, 2016 at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 06:52 PM Thanks Bagua, seems more fun from what I can tell at first sight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted February 9, 2016 at 11:39 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 11:39 PM BTV 北京 春晚 2016 is at moment on Letv. all 198 mins of it http://www.letv.com/...y/24590249.html bagua, that's exactly what I was looking for! This is awesome. Loved how the guy plucks a pipa and tosses it into the throng of performers behind him :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leirosa Posted February 10, 2016 at 06:03 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 at 06:03 AM I watched a few of these on TV and especially liked the Jiangsu one - the whole thing has Chinese subtitles and made a huge difference in understanding for me. I found a link to it on Letv: http://www.letv.com/ptv/vplay/24590293.html The Hunan one is on right now here (On Talentvision in Canada). I recognize some of the presenters from the Beijing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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