Celebrity guests are preparing for China's annual Spring Festival Gala, which will kick off in less than an hour. Wang Mengjie caught up with some of them before the show.
LI YUCHUN Singer "Happy Chinese New Year."
CHENG XIAO Singer "Wish you all good fortune in the new year."
JULIAN CHEUNG Actor "Happy the Year of the Snake to CGTN audiences. Wish you all good health and good wealth."
JORDAN CHAN Singer "Happy the Year of the Snake. I wish you a happy new year just like a flower."
JOEY YUNG Singer "As a singer from China's Hong Kong, I'm very proud to attend the gala."
WU LEI Actor "Wish all CGTN audiences a happy Chinese New Year."
LIU YUNING Singer "Hope I can get more work in the new year and everything goes well."
ZHU YAWEN Actor "Wish everyone peace and joy, a good health."
BAI YU Actor "I wish you a problem-free and happy year."
ZHOU SHEN Singer "Through the gala, foreign friends can enjoy Chinese folk music. Hope this stage excites them."
LI XUEQIN Talk Show Actor "The gala was out of reach for me, but now I stand here to receive your interview. It's so exciting."
SHA YI Actor "I understand how you feel."
LI XUEQIN Talk Show Actor "So you feel the same as me 20 years ago, right?"
SHA YI Actor "Not that long! I remember the first time when I attended the gala."
WANG MENGJIE CGTN Reporter "Would you please share the Spring Festival customs in your hometown?"
LI YUCHUN Singer "Playing mahjong. It's one of the customs. When I was young, we set off firecrackers, got together with friends and family members, did paper-cutting, cleaned rooms, visited temple fairs, watched lantern shows, and ate snacks."
WANG MENGJIE CGTN Reporter "Do you play a good mahjong?"
LI YUCHUN Singer "Not really."
WANG MENGJIE CGTN Reporter "As Spring Festival has become a Chinese name card for the world. How will you send your special wishes from here to global Chinese?"
WU LEI Actor "I want to try my best to perform on the stage to show our audiences the best me."