Chinese cultural TV shows featured in the Gala

Chinese cultural TV shows such as "National Treasure" and "The Chinese Poetry Competition", were both parts of the variety shows in 2017 and have found their places in this year's Gala as well.

A screenshot of the 2018 Spring Festival Gala. [Photo/Weibo account of CCTV]

In a specially designed segment, a Chinese map of the Silk Road landscape, which was painted back to the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was donated to the Palace Museum by Xu Rongmao, the founder and chairman of Hong Kong Shimao Group, was brought on stage.

During this segment, Shan Jixiang, curator of the Palace Museum, and Zhang Guoli, host of the CCTV variety show "National Treasure" both made appearances on stage.

There was also a cross-talk featuring ancient Chinese poetry, which was inspired by the poetry-themed TV show that was aired during last year's Spring Festival. In recent years, the revival of traditional culture has become increasingly popular in China.