Xi Zhonglu, a Peking opera performer, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2009. China's annual televised Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) Gala, a traditional centerpiece of celebrations to mark the country's most important festival, will be on in the evening of Jan. 25, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Journalists interview Lang Kun (C), director of the Spring Festival Gala, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 21, 2009. China's annual televised Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) Gala, a traditional centerpiece of celebrations to mark the country's most important festival, will be on in the evening of Jan. 25, 2009. (Xinhua/He Junchang)
Zhao Benshan (2nd L), China's renowned comic, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 17, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Performers from north China's Shanxi Province dance during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Cai Zhengren and Wang Fang, Kun opera performers, perform during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Sun Yue (C), China's renowned singer, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 2, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Anchormen and anchorwomen host the Spring Festival Gala during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Performers pose after wushu performance during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Yang Bohao, a young Chinese opera performer, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
