The New Year’s Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year, the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter to billions of people, creates many popular words and produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over twenty years, its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while having the dinner on New Year’s Eve.

新年聯(lián)歡晚會是自1983年以來中央電視臺舉辦的綜藝節(jié)目。從那時候起每年在農(nóng)歷新年交替的時候，晚上八點節(jié)目開始并持續(xù)五六個小時左右，春節(jié)晚會給數(shù)億人帶來了笑聲，創(chuàng)造了許多流行詞匯和值得關(guān)注的許多電視現(xiàn)象。20多年以來，它的價值已經(jīng)遠遠超過了文藝晚會。對于國內(nèi)外的中國人都是非常必要的娛樂活動，許多中國人想一邊吃除夕晚宴，一邊看春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會。