[CHINA] CCTV’s Luna New Year Gala to focus on snow disaster

January 31, 2008 by Dennis Amith

CRIEnglish.com reported, “China’s battle against the ravages of snow storms is such a big story that it will be included in the annual gala for the Lunar New Year celebration on China Central Television (CCTV), a show that is usually the domain of laughter and songs. ”

“The ice and snow disaster is hogging most of the headlines in the news, and we will definitely put it in this year’s gala,” said Zhu Tong, the director of CCTV’s art department, at a news briefing Thursday.