CRIEnglish.com reported:

wo songs which respectively remind people of the strong earthquake in China and the Beijing Olympics were named Best Hits at the Ninth CCTV-MTV Music Awards, held Sunday in Beijing.

“Sheng Si Bu Li” (”Together Forever”), which was written shortly after the May 12 earthquake, expressed the unity of Chinese people, while the Olympic song “Welcome to Beijing” showcased Chinese people’s hospitality to the world, the awards committee said.

The video of “Welcome to Beijing,” featuring around 100 Asian celebrities, was named Best Music Video.

Jackie Chan, who lent voice to both songs, shared a special contribution award with “Welcome to Beijing” composer Xiao Ke. Chan sent a video message to thank the committee and fans.

In the individual categories, Karen Mok and Eason Chan were adjudged Most Popular Hong Kong Female and Male Singer respectively. Jolin Tsai and Show Luo won the same titles in the Taiwan category. Taiwan pop-rock band Sodagreen was the Best Group of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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CRIEnglish.com reported, “About 214 million Chinese in more than 100 million families, or 70 percent of the national total, watched the annual Spring Festival evening gala broadcast live on the eve of the Lunar New Year. “

“The program, from China Central Television (CCTV), still enjoys top audience ratings worldwide among Chinese, according to the latest survey of the Nielsen Media Research.”

“The annual Spring Festival gala celebration started in the 1980s. Since then, it has been the most popular TV event of the year. The special usually features dances, songs and short comedies.”

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CRIEnglish reported, “Chinese Hollywood actress Zhang Ziyi was accused of lip-synching during the annual Spring Festival evening gala broadcast live on Wednesday night. The China Central Television (CCTV) program enjoys top audience ratings worldwide among Chinese.”"Zhang, 29, an internationally recognized Chinese actress, lit up the stage with a pink outfit that drew envious gasps from ordinary girls.”

“She sang “Fairy Scattering Flowers,” which was specially composed for her by leading musician Ji Zhongping. Zhang was alone on stage during the performance.”

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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.

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