See the CCTV Building lit up in dazzling lights

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China Central Television (CCTV) Building has become a canvas for the high-tech light show for the Chinese Spring Festival. By transforming the office building into a giant lantern, the light show aims to mesmerize passersby with a kaleidoscope of colors and dynamic visual transitions.

A woman takes a picture of the CCTV Buidling. /CCTV Phto

Located in northwestern Haidian District of Beijing, the 27-story CCTV Building was opened in 1986 and is 112 meters high (367 ft). The tower served as CCTV headquarters until 2012 when the construction of the new headquarters was completed in Chaoyang District.

The CCTV Building's projection light show is designed to make the building look like it has been painted with a wide array of colors and will be on during the Spring Festival.

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As Thursday night marks Chinese New Year’s Eve, the most watched show in China, the 2018 Spring Festival Gala－known as Chunwan in Chinese－will also be broadcast live in the building using the same projection mapping techniques.

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Traditionally, Spring Festival celebrations last for nearly a month, starting from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month till the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This year, the Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 16, which marks the Year of the Dog.