On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023, several major TV channels in China launched the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala as scheduled, welcoming the reunion with colorful stage performances.
On this night, the most anticipated thing was the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of CCTV Chinese Channel. It is said that the production team of the program took months to conceive and prepare, and not only gathered a star-studded luxury lineup, but also amazed the industry with the on-site layout and audio-visual effects.
The evening will be held in an ecological park on the outskirts of Beijing, which has a huge circular lakescape garden with a diameter of 360 meters, and a 13-meter-diameter water stage in the middle of the lake.
The three ingenious "circle" character designs not only imply the moon, but also represent the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. The stage is surrounded by misty water vapor, the sparkling lake surface under the spot lights, and the exquisite classical landscape architecture in the garden, the whole set constitutes a beautiful ink fairyland.
The producer said that he hoped that through such a novel and dreamy live effect, the audience would feel like lying in the courtyard on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, looking up at the bright moon, and feeling the happiness and serenity of reunion.
The opening performance of the night was amazing. I saw a small boat slowly sailing on the water in the center of the stage, and the bow of the boat stood on the top of the singer. She was wearing a pale cyan cheongsam, with an elegant classical high bun and a graceful fairy aura all over her body.
Sa Dingding whispered softly, like a breeze blowing through the strings under the moon, and the sound was beautiful and poignant. At this time, on the other end of the stage, the musical genius Ayunga also joined in the singing, and the two sang "Nian Nujiao" in a long-distance duet, and the harmony of one high and one low made touching waves on the quiet water.
Immediately afterwards, the wonderful performance of the popular group Linghua Wang Sulong pushed the party to a climax. I saw Linghua wearing a fiery red dress, and her enthusiastic and unrestrained personality bloomed on the stage.
The tacit cooperation between the two is seamless, and Linghua's high voice perfectly echoes Su Long's bright hip-hop. The passionate performance of the two injected enthusiasm and youthful vitality into the party.
The night can be described as a gathering of goddesses, and the theatrical performances brought by a number of super popular female artists are jaw-dropping. The first to bear the brunt is the powerful singer Shang Wenjie, who is dressed in a lilac dress full of flowers, and her tender voice like water ripples a pool of spring water.
In front of the stage are dancing fairies, their white gauze skirts light and flowing in the moonlight. The stage instantly transforms into a kingdom of elves. Next, Tong Yao appeared in the quasi-ancient Suzhou water town landscape, the light cyan cheongsam set off her elegant posture appropriately, she held a feather fan, and performed "Flowers and Full Moon" with Jing Boran picturesquely.
Tan Weiwei's original song "As Wished" calmed down the atmosphere of the scene, she wore a pale silk dress, her singing voice was full of sorrow, and the lyrics expressed a girl's longing for her deceased parents, and many people had red eyes.
Immediately afterwards, popular movie stars Song Jia and Xin Baiqing reproduced the scene of the classic drama "The World", and the two dressed up in ancient costumes. They are combined with the digital photos of the other three leading actors in the original show, making people feel as if they really go back to the unpretentious and heartwarming era of the past.
Entering the second half, the tempo was much brighter. First of all, it is a cross-era combination of two generations of singer Huang Ling and Zeng Bit, a young man in the popular music scene. Zeng Bit's head exploded and he rebelliously wore hip-hop clothes, which contrasted strongly with Huang Ling's dignified long dress.
But the melody of "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" sung by the two is simple and beautiful, and Zeng Bit's unrestrained personality also adds a lot of interest to the show. She was followed by the well-known dancer Jin Chen, who danced on the hazy water in the moonlight.
The white light gauze dance skirt fluttered with the ups and downs of the body, and Jin Chen's whole person floated on the water like a fairy, like a dream of Nanke, which was beautiful. This solo dance of hers is interspersed between star-studded shows, giving a dreamy sense of serenity.
At the end, the two highlights of this party, actress Zhou Dongyu and powerful actress Wan Qian, appeared on the stage, and their images and interpretation styles formed a strong contrast.
Zhou Dongyu's bold off-the-shoulder dress shone in the starlight, perfectly showing her proud figure curves. But it is slightly abrupt on the stage of the Mid-Autumn Festival classical style.
She is full of grandeur and determination in her performance, dancing lightly on the stage, blooming with wild charm in the brilliance. And Wan Qian, who came on the stage later, showed an intellectual elegance that was completely different from Zhou, and the elegant pink red cheongsam set off her temperament quietly and refined.
The two stood in different water town landscapes and sang, one bold and the other subtle, both pleasing to the eye. When Wan Qian smiled slightly, her gentle and wise temperament melted the light of the full moon.
The strong personal style of the two superstars made the culmination of the evening without a doubt.
After the colorful programs were presented one after another, the finale of the night party was the solo cello "Song of the Yangtze River". The performer is Ouyang Nana, who is dressed in a red dress, which is particularly eye-catching in the band in black suits.
She holds a cello, and the sound of the piano is sometimes surging and sometimes tactful, perfectly interpreting the majestic momentum of the Yangtze River. This piece of music brought the grand evening party to a close.
The Mid-Autumn Festival night party that night brought together the wonderful performances of the stars and also showed the ingenuity of the production team. But there is no lack of Chinese's own feelings of home and country.
Some shows recreate classics and evoke collective memories for the public; Some of the creations express the hearts of mourning relatives and open up resonance. The moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival reflects the nostalgia of the Chinese, and this national sentiment is also integrated into the program design of the CCTV evening.
On a night of reunion, people are looking for sustenance and warmth in singing, dancing and beautiful scenery.