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The CCTV New Year's Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala (Chunwan in short) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television (CCTV). The program is a variety show, often featuring music, dance, comedy, and drama performances, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program.
"The 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala" is a variety show produced and broadcast by China Media Group. It features four sub-venues in Harbin, Heilongjiang; Yiwu, Zhejiang; Hefei, Anhui; and Yibin, Sichuan. The main venue in Beijing is hosted by Ren Luyu, Sa Beining, Nigmat, Long Yang, Ma Fanshu, and Liu Xinyue. The Harbin sub-venue is co-hosted by Yang Fan and Jiang Duo, the Yiwu sub-venue by Guo Ruotian and He Chuan, the Hefei sub-venue by Zhu Xun and Bai Yu, and the Yibin sub-venue by Zhang Tao and Wang Chuhan.
