South Gate Square
The general director of the Spring Festival Gala, Huang Yihe, moved the stage to the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium. However, due to insufficient television technology, the entire gala took 6 hours to complete. Afterwards, the gala suffered a setback. to media criticism. CCTV apologized to viewers across the country on "News Network" on March 2 of that year and stated: "We sincerely accept everyone's criticism.
The party used a group "chamber competition" to mobilize the enthusiasm of the audience. The sketch "Blind Date" performed by Zhao Benshan and Huang Xiaojuan, the sketch "Protagonist and Supporting Role" by Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao, "Playing Mahjong" by Yue Hong and Gong Hanlin, and "Brothers in Need" by Yan Shunkai and Huang Hong also sang a song in their own style. "Little Basket", Song Zuying subsequently participated in the Spring Festival Gala for more than 20 consecutive years. Starting from that Spring Festival Gala, the "Double Star Cup" selection event for my favorite Spring Festival Gala program was held.