There were many legends and stories about the Spring Festival. The legends and stories about Chu Xi mainly involved two monsters: Xi and Nian. Xi was a ferocious monster that came out to harm humans every year on New Year's Eve. In order to drive Xi away, people used red and sounds, such as red couplets and firecrackers, to drive Xi away. The other monster was the Nian beast. It lived in the depths of the sea all year round and would only climb ashore on New Year's Eve. It devoured livestock and harmed human lives. People used firecrackers and couplets to drive away Nian. These legends and stories were to express people's expectations and blessings for the new year, as well as their yearning for a peaceful and harmonious life.
The Spring Festival Galas that would be broadcast on New Year's Eve included Central TV's Spring Festival Galas and the local satellite channels 'Spring Festival Galas. Central TV's Spring Festival Gala was a grand gala that would be broadcasted on Central TV on the eve of the Lunar New Year every year, while the Spring Festival Gala of the local satellite channels would be broadcasted on the eve or the first day of the Lunar New Year. As for which satellite channels would broadcast the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve, it had to be determined according to the arrangements of different years.
Some information about the Spring Festival Gala in the provinces on New Year's Eve. The viewership ratings of the northern provinces were generally higher than those of the southern provinces. The viewership ratings of the northern provinces were basically higher than 50%. The viewership ratings of the three eastern provinces were the highest. The viewership ratings of Hei Long, Liao Ning, and Ji Lin were higher than 80%. The viewership ratings of the southern provinces were generally lower than 20%, with the highest being 24.8% in the province of Anhui. The viewership ratings of the other southern provinces were mostly distributed between 10% and 20%. Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, and Guangxi were the five provinces with the lowest viewership ratings, less than 10%. This meant that southerners seemed to be paying less and less attention to the Spring Festival Gala.
A famous painting by Zheng Xie of the Qing Dynasty, the Painting of Greeting Spring, was stolen. The police conducted an extensive investigation and search, and finally arrested the suspect.
The Spring Festival was the most important traditional festival in China, and it was also the happiest time for people. On the first day of the first lunar month, people would celebrate the arrival of the new year and the beginning of a new year. During this festival, people would reunite, pay New Year's greetings, eat reunion dinners, admire lanterns, set off fireworks, and so on. For novels, they could also describe a story about family, friendship, and love to express people's love and blessings for this festival. For example, he could write a story about a family during the Spring Festival. The whole family was Chinese, and they would get together during the Spring Festival to spend this wonderful time together. The protagonist could be a young man, who would visit his parents, brothers and sisters during the Spring Festival, have a reunion dinner, admire lanterns, and so on. In the process, he made many friends and discovered his love. In the end, he spent a wonderful Spring Festival with the support of his family and friends. You can also write a story about a foreigner's experience during the Chinese New Year. The protagonist was a foreigner who came to China during the Spring Festival to experience Chinese traditional culture. During the Spring Festival, he made friends with many Chinese people to play, communicate, and learn. In the process, he discovered the charm of Chinese culture and fell in love with China.
The following is the information about the Spring Festival Lantern Festival: - ** Yulin **: During the New Year's Day and Spring Festival in 2025, Yulin's Intangible Fantasy Night·Spring Lantern Festival will be held in Yulin Garden. The time will be from December 31,2024 to February 16,2025. - ** Tang Shan **: The Spring Festival Lantern Festival in South Lake of Tang Shan was officially opened on February 2nd. There were nine highlights in the lantern show, such as 3D light and shadow show, light show, and experience of cyber fireworks. There were more than 80 sets of super large light groups, large embossed light groups, and 100 NPCs to interact with the tourists. There was also a sword net 3 theme light group. - ** Guangzhou Yuexiu Park **: The New Year Lantern Festival will be held from January 16 to February 16,2025. The ticket price of the enclosed area of the Lantern Festival is 40 yuan/person per ticket and 20 yuan/person per ticket at half price. During the Spring Festival holiday (January 28 to February 4,2025), tourists who bought a single full ticket would be given a 20% discount on the entrance ticket price. The discounted ticket price was 32 yuan per person per ticket. There were many free tickets and half-price tickets. - ** Yinchuan **: The first Shanhai Lantern Festival of Yinchuan Flower Exposition Garden from 2024 to 2025 will start on December 20th, 2024 and end on February 16th, 2025. 100 groups of gorgeous lanterns will be used to light up the 300,000 square meters of the Flower Exposition Garden. There will be five themed areas, namely,"Mountain and Sea Illusion","Flower Dance World","Children's Paradise","Journey to the West Town", and "Fantasy Mountain and Sea". There will also be five themed activities. - ** Zigong, Sichuan **: The 2024 New Year Lantern Festival was themed with the theme of "Lights Gathering in the World, Dragon Dance and Salt City". It was divided into four theme sections: Chinese Music, Shengshi Huan Ge, New Year's Taste of China, and Romance of China. There were thousands of lamp groups. The lights will be on at 18:30 from February 2 to 8, 18:00 from February 10 to 17, and 18:00 from February 18 to 24. - Kaifeng Qingming Riverside Garden: The Great Song International Lantern Festival, which would be held from January 30th to February 25th. There were tens of thousands of lantern types, millions of exquisite lanterns, a large number of large-scale creative lamp groups, and eight colorful pavilions. - ** Shanghai Yuyuan Garden **: The 2024 Yuyuan Spring Lantern Festival will be held from January 20th to February 26th, with the theme of "Dragon Soaring and Yuyue". The lights will be on at 17:00. - ** Nanjing Qinhuai **: The theme of the lantern festival was the Ming Dynasty's "Colorful Lantern of Shangyuan". There were a total of 68 groups of gorgeous lanterns to restore the stunning beauty of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. The lighting time and tickets were different in different venues. - ** Xi'an **: - ** Xi'an City Wall **: A series of new spring activities will be held in the Yongning Gate area during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon. The lights of "Dragon Flying and Phoenix Dancing in Chang' an" and "Peaceful New Spring" will interweave together to create a prosperous picture scroll of chasing the dream of mountains and rivers. The time will be from February 2 to March 24, and the lights will be on at 6:30 every night. - ** Tang Furong Garden **: The theme of the New Year Lantern Festival is Tang culture. It will be held from February 2nd to March 17th. - ** Daming Palace **: The first Lantern Festival of Shangyuan Tang Palace held in the new year of 2024. The time was from February 2 to March 17. - ** Datong, Shanxi **: The 2024 Datong Ancient Capital Lantern Festival was organized around the theme of "Dragon". It was divided into five themed areas: "Dragon Dance Auspicious Area","Prosperous Blessing Area","Celebration and Spring Area","Women's Elegance Area", and "Jinxiu Datong District", as well as twelve groups of lights. The time was from February 8th to March 11th. The daily lighting time was subject to the official notice. - ** Xinzhou, Shanxi Province **: The 2024 Dragon Year City Wall Light Exhibition in the ancient city of Xinzhou had the theme of "Dragon Age". There were more than 60 themed light groups, and the time was from February 2 to March 11. - ** Chengdu **: The 53rd Chengdu International Panda Lantern Festival will be held in Tianfu Furong Garden in 2024. There will be six different theme areas: Bashu New Year Rhyme, Classic Inheritance, Laughter and Children's Interesting, Dream Garden, Time Travel, and Fireworks Market. There will also be more than 20,000 lanterns of various types. The time is not explicitly mentioned.
There would be nine movies released during the Spring Festival in 2024, namely, Hot and Boiling, Flying Life 2, The 20th Rule, Mr. Red Carpet, Let's Rock the Sun Together, Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space, Bajie's Canopy Descends, Battle Break, and Huang Wei: The God of Fortune Cat. These movies were all domestic movies, with comedies as the main theme. They were mainly about celebrating the New Year with familiar faces and a style that both refined and vulgar enjoyed. Among them," Flying Life 2,"" Hot and Hot," and " Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space " performed outstandingly in the pre-sales box office, becoming the top three in the box office of new films during the Spring Festival. The audience's expectations for these films had also increased compared to previous years.
Many movies were released during the Spring Festival in 2017, including " The Fantasy Space of Bears,"" Journey to the West to Conquer Demons,"" Peerless Master,"" Forgetfulness Village,"" Riding the Wind to Break the Wolf,"" Battle with the God of Food,"" Havoc in India,"" The Broken Horse Zhang Fei of the Northeast Past," and " Kung Fu Yoga." The competition between these films was fierce during the Spring Festival. Among them, Journey to the West to Conquer the Demon became the champion of the Spring Festival with 1.15 billion yuan at the box office, while Kung Fu Yoga also earned 870 million yuan at the box office. Overall, the box office for the Spring Festival in 2017 reached 3.38 billion yuan, an increase of 300 million yuan from the same period last year. The box office performance of the Spring Festival had always been the focus of attention, and the box office record for the Spring Festival in 2017 had once again been broken.
The 2022 Spring Festival movie performed very well. According to the statistics of the National Film Bureau, the total box office of the Spring Festival movies in 2022 was 6.035 billion yuan, ranking second in the history of the same period. A total of 11 films were released during the Spring Festival, including the high-profile films such as The Water Gate Bridge of Changjin Lake, Sniper, Miracle: Stupid Kids, Four Seas, and The Killer Is Not Calm. Although there were no blockbusters, the overall quality was gratifying. Almost every movie received a good reputation. In addition, cartoons occupied an important position in the 2022 Spring Festival. There were six cartoons released, including Cherry Maruko: Fantasy Notes, Bear Haunt: Return to Earth, I Am Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Basket Out of the Future, Jurassical Paradise, and Escort Tiger Dun. Although the number of people watching the movie had decreased, overall, the performance of the 2022 Spring Festival film market was still very satisfactory.
There were a total of nine official announcements for the Spring Festival in 2024, including Hot and Hot, Flying Life 2, The 20th, Mr. Red Carpet, Let's Rock the Sun Together, Bear Haunt: Reversing Time and Space, Bajie's Canopy Descends, Battle Breaker, and Huang Wei: The God of Fortune Cat. These movies covered different topics such as comedy and inspirational, which was in line with the happy tone of the family during the Spring Festival. Among them," Hot and Boiling " was Jia Ling's second director's work. It told the inspirational story of a fat girl who found herself and restarted her life through boxing. According to the pre-sales data, the box office performance of these movies was also quite good. The total pre-sales box office had exceeded 500 million. However, there was not enough information about the specific plot and reviews of these movies, so no more details could be provided.
That's right, on New Year's Eve, there were Spring Festival Galas on various satellite channels. Central TV Comprehensive Channel would be broadcasting Central TV's Spring Festival Gala live, and the other satellite channels would be broadcasting it. In addition, Guangdong TV Pearl River Channel could also broadcast live the Cantonese Spring Festival Gala jointly organized by Guangdong TV Station, Hong Kong and Macau. Other local satellite channels, such as Anhui Satellite TV, Shandong Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, Tianjin Satellite TV, and LiaoningSatellite TV, would also broadcast their respective Spring Festival Gala programs on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.