China Media Group has released a short video promoting its Spring Festival Gala, which will be broadcast live around the world on the evening of February 16.

Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional holiday for Chinese people, and watching the Spring Festival Gala on television is a cherished part of the celebrations in hundreds of millions of Chinese homes.

Since first being broadcast in 1983, the gala has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most-watched annual television program on the planet. Just over a year ago, the Spring Festival itself was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

So, get ready for a joyous spectacle of music and dance, high tech and shared traditions to mark the Year of the Horse!