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[00:00.000 --> 00:05.200]  worship to heaven and pray for harvest and now with the clock counting down people are wishing a
[00:05.200 --> 00:13.760]  peaceful and happy new year. LED lights form a giant clock on the altar. With the clock ticking
[00:13.760 --> 00:20.000]  down to midnight, nearly 1,000 students began cycling on the central bridge. Their movement
[00:20.000 --> 00:37.920]  laid up LED panels showcasing green technology and low carbon concepts. It's the Chinese capital's
[00:37.920 --> 00:44.160]  first official outdoor New Year's Eve celebration, joining in the countdown tradition of other world
[00:44.160 --> 00:51.440]  major cities. The happy new year image flashing on the temple of heaven symbolizes hopes for happy,
[00:51.440 --> 00:56.800]  healthy and prosperous 2012. Gwansing CCTV Beijing.
[00:58.000 --> 01:02.480]  Away from the spectacular light shows, the partying, the noise and the fireworks,
[01:02.480 --> 01:09.280]  some New Year revelers enjoyed a slightly quieter start to 2012. Many chose to escape the
[01:09.280 --> 01:14.960]  cities and take a New Year's excursion to some more remote places, steeped in history and culture,
[01:14.960 --> 01:19.120]  to join local residents across China for New Year's Eve. Let's take a look.
[01:22.880 --> 01:28.560]  In Fubao County, near Kunming in Yunnan Province, people celebrated New Year's Eve with a
[01:28.560 --> 01:35.440]  performance of multi-ethnic dancing. For hundreds of years, Yi people, Dong people and many other
[01:35.440 --> 01:45.440]  ethnic minorities have been living by Dianchi Lake. The traditional festive display went down well
[01:45.440 --> 01:55.840]  with both domestic and foreign visitors. People enjoy watching shows and I think our very own
[01:55.840 --> 02:01.520]  ethnic elements are the highlight. The development of local tourism needs a cultural dimension to
[02:01.520 --> 02:12.960]  give it a unique perspective. Over in Sanya in Hainan Province, there's a wide range of interesting
[02:12.960 --> 02:20.080]  experiences for tourists to enjoy, such as lead dances, boat shape huts, jackets made of tree skin
[02:20.080 --> 02:27.360]  and lead embroidery. Residents insist their culture is alive and thriving and is something they want
[02:27.360 --> 02:45.760]  to share with the visitors. In Guangdong Province, craftsmen in Jieyang City demonstrate their local
[02:45.760 --> 02:54.160]  Jade culture to visitors from across the globe. In the exhibition hall, the Jade masters explain
[02:54.160 --> 03:09.040]  their thoughts and ideas behind their art. I found it so fascinating. Every piece is so delicate and
[03:09.040 --> 03:16.560]  the process is so thoughtful and full of wisdom. With many city dwellers longing to get away from
[03:16.560 --> 03:22.000]  the overcrowding during public holidays, the range of choices on offer are growing.
[03:22.000 --> 03:27.040]  Traveling is becoming an ever more attractive alternative for
[03:27.040 --> 03:32.080]  regulars looking to find their own unique way of welcoming the start of a new year.
[03:33.280 --> 03:34.720]  Mu Fangzhou CCTV
[03:36.240 --> 03:41.520]  Every new year's season is full of performances. Let's check out Chongqing in southwest China
[03:41.520 --> 03:45.600]  where local residents enjoy the work of famous art folk artists.
[03:45.600 --> 03:56.080]  The show opened with the song Hope in the Field and the audience were entertained by
[03:56.080 --> 04:02.560]  famed folk artist Niu Jun who took the stage for hosting movies. The show also brought familiar
[04:02.560 --> 04:08.720]  melodies like The Road to Heaven and Qinghai Tibet Plateau in addition to other forms of folk art
[04:08.720 --> 04:19.600]  like hand shadow play. But the real highlight was a cross talk show. Humor is outside from
[04:19.600 --> 04:32.880]  famous comedian Jiang Kun. People know us from TV screens but never face to face. I hope that folk
[04:32.880 --> 04:41.760]  artists and singers can get closer to common people. The show was set up to entertain the
[04:41.760 --> 04:48.480]  poor and rural children whose parents work far away. 11-year-old Mu Die only sees her parents
[04:48.480 --> 05:02.000]  once a year but was totally absorbed by the show. Even though my parents are now with me,
[05:02.000 --> 05:07.360]  I am happy to see the show. I like the song Qinghai Tibet Plateau very much.
[05:11.120 --> 05:16.480]  Organized by the Chinese Ballard Singers Association in the China Federation of Literary
[05:16.480 --> 05:24.480]  and Art Circles, the event has brought joy to the audiences ever since 2005. Li Bo CCTV
[05:26.160 --> 05:30.640]  To help bring some levity into the new year's season, the folk art shows have appeared at
[05:30.640 --> 05:35.760]  a Beijing construction site over the weekend, bringing warmth and good cheer to the hardworking
[05:35.760 --> 05:48.160]  migrant workers. All dances were drawn by laugh of the time from well-known comedian Li Jindou
[05:48.160 --> 06:01.120]  and sound of taste from young performers Li Weijian and Wu Bin and many other performances from local artists.
[06:01.120 --> 06:06.240]  New year is approaching and everyone is looking forward to going back home. We want to bring
[06:06.240 --> 06:17.840]  warmth to them on this occasion. Organized by Beijing Federation of Literature
[06:17.840 --> 06:24.160]  in Art Circles, the program has toured schools, communities and companies. It aims to create
[06:24.160 --> 06:30.800]  folk art programs to spread Beijing spirit across the city. Li Bo CCTV
[06:32.400 --> 06:37.280]  The La Ba Festival is a celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month and it marks
[06:37.280 --> 06:43.280]  traditional start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year. On this day, Chinese people eat La Ba
[06:43.280 --> 06:49.760]  rice porridge. La means the 12th lunar month and Ba means eight. This year, the La Ba Festival
[06:49.760 --> 06:55.760]  falls on the first day of 2012, a coincidence that is seen as a double happiness.
[06:55.760 --> 06:58.160]  Bi Jianlu tells us more about this tradition.
[07:01.120 --> 07:08.080]  The La Ba Festival has a history of over 1,000 years in China. The tradition originated from
[07:08.080 --> 07:16.080]  India Buddhism. Legend has it that Sakya Muni became a Buddhist on the eighth day of the 12th
[07:16.080 --> 07:22.240]  lunar month. Afterwards, people would have rice porridge on this day in memory of the Buddha's
[07:22.240 --> 07:29.440]  sufferings. Since La Ba rice porridge was believed to be blessed with good fortune and longevity.
[07:29.440 --> 07:36.320]  It was also called longevity blessing porridge and virtual blessing porridge. In northern China,
[07:36.320 --> 07:44.320]  people bring La Ba garlic and cook La Ba rice porridge and offer sacrifice to their ancestors.
[07:44.320 --> 07:47.600]  Then family members gather together to have the porridge.
[07:50.960 --> 07:56.320]  The La Ba Festival this year falls on the new year and all our family members will get together.
[07:56.320 --> 08:00.800]  Like peeling garlic, we hope we can throw away all the worries and our happiness
[08:00.800 --> 08:06.080]  and preserve new year wishes and good feelings in our hearts like preserving the white garlic.
[08:06.080 --> 08:16.880]  La Ba rice porridge contains glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried
[08:16.880 --> 08:25.120]  lotus seeds and red beans. Since it is also known as a treasure porridge, another ingredient is added
[08:25.120 --> 08:35.360]  such as dried dates, chestnuts, walnuts, almond or peanuts. Sugar is also added to sweeten the pot.
[08:36.480 --> 08:43.200]  In southern China, people also pickle fish for the festival. Shanghai resident Mr. Hu explains.
[08:44.160 --> 08:49.360]  Fish symbolizes the wish for riches to overflow in the new year. The bigger and the more the
[08:49.360 --> 08:55.120]  fishes are, the better the coming new year. La Ba porridge is not only easy to prepare,
[08:55.120 --> 09:01.600]  but also a nutritious winter food because it contains amino acids, protein,
[09:01.600 --> 09:08.160]  vitamin and other nutrition. Cooked nuts and dried fruit are believed to help calm nerves,
[09:08.160 --> 09:13.840]  strengthen the heart and boost vitality. Perhaps this is why the ingredients are
[09:13.840 --> 09:22.720]  known as treasures. Taipei is a shilling night market, is the most well-known night fair in
[09:22.720 --> 09:28.080]  Taiwan. It has reopened in a new location in time for the festive season. Preparations for the
[09:28.080 --> 09:33.760]  relocation have been underway for nearly nine years and some vendors voiced concerns over sales.
[09:33.760 --> 09:38.640]  But as it welcomed his first day, crowds flocked in, bringing the market to life.
[09:38.640 --> 09:43.840]  The streets are lined with many popular Taiwan traditional foods such as oyster omelette,
[09:43.840 --> 09:50.160]  fried chicken and sausages. Free sweet dumplings can also be enjoyed in this tidy new market.
[09:50.160 --> 09:55.840]  This accessible street food fair is the largest night market in Taiwan and is most visited
[09:55.840 --> 09:58.800]  by the locals as well as tourists from the Chinese mainland.
[10:00.480 --> 10:07.360]  In South Africa, New Year celebrations have coincided with the 125th birthday of the city of
[10:07.360 --> 10:11.920]  Johannesburg. South Africans and other people from around the world took to the streets of
[10:11.920 --> 10:18.480]  Africa's biggest city for a carnival style celebration. CCTV correspondent Rene Decombe was there.
[10:28.160 --> 10:35.280]  The city of Johannesburg is known as the City of Gold because of its rich history as a gold mining
[10:35.280 --> 10:42.480]  town. Africa's city of bright lights and big dreams where fortunes have been made and lost
[10:42.480 --> 10:50.640]  over the past 125 years. People of all ages took to the streets for a double celebration
[10:51.200 --> 10:56.560]  to mark the founding of Johannesburg and to celebrate the beginning of 2012.
[10:56.560 --> 11:05.040]  The city of Jobek is a well-classed African city. It is a gateway of the African continent.
[11:05.040 --> 11:11.280]  It is an economic hub of the country. I want to say this city is your city. Jobek belongs to all
[11:11.280 --> 11:17.280]  those who live in it. People must enjoy responsibly and certainly to have a good future in 2012.
[11:19.360 --> 11:25.600]  Many of those taking part in the carnival were children from Johannesburg shelters and orphanages.
[11:25.600 --> 11:32.640]  As well as some from the rural areas outside Johannesburg who have never been to the city before.
[11:33.680 --> 11:38.960]  Not even the rain could put a damper on this uniquely South African celebration.
[11:45.280 --> 11:51.600]  It's a great celebration here in Johannesburg and a happy new year for everybody in South Africa
[11:51.600 --> 11:57.760]  and over the world. I want to say hi to my mom and everybody who knows me and I wish you a happy new
[11:57.760 --> 12:05.120]  year. What a wonderful celebration here. Great atmosphere. Really fun being here. Thanks for
[12:05.120 --> 12:09.360]  being here. We're from Germany and happy new year to all South Africans and everyone.
[12:11.360 --> 12:19.200]  Riverless say they're determined to celebrate the 125th birthday of Africa's city of gold
[12:19.200 --> 12:26.560]  and usher in a new year after a rather challenging 2011. Happy new year from South Africa.
[12:26.560 --> 12:45.120]  Yeah. When it all come CCTV Johannesburg.
[13:26.640 --> 13:32.320]  Welcome back to culture express. The Palace Museum or better known as the Forbidden City is the most
[13:32.320 --> 13:38.000]  magnificent and splendid palace complex in China and is generally considered one of the world's
[13:38.000 --> 13:44.720]  greatest palaces. It was completed in the Ming dynasty almost 700 years ago and now even those
[13:44.720 --> 13:50.080]  who don't have a chance to visit Beijing can admire the Asian treasure. The Forbidden City
[13:50.080 --> 13:56.800]  a documentary divided into 100 approximately six minute sections premiered at the museum itself
[13:56.800 --> 14:03.600]  on Thursday co-produced by the Palace Museum and CCTV. It uses cutting edge shooting techniques
[14:03.600 --> 14:09.600]  to reveal the intricate detail and complexity of the palace. The documentary also shines a light
[14:09.600 --> 14:14.960]  on the details of life inside the Forbidden City and the private lives of the emperors who live
[14:14.960 --> 14:23.120]  there. The documentary reaches audience on January the 1st. The Expo Museum in Shanghai is going to
[14:23.120 --> 14:30.960]  release a 28 ink stamps in the new year to commemorate the 2011 Expo. 19 of the stamps will represent
[14:30.960 --> 14:36.640]  the pavilions found at Expo. Well the others will represent other things like the month of January
[14:36.640 --> 14:43.440]  a year 2012 door guards and other things found at Expo. Visitors will be able to get a free
[14:43.440 --> 14:49.040]  stamp with their entrance ticket and an advertisement defund in Metro Express magazine.
[14:51.200 --> 14:56.960]  Fashionistas should pay close attention here. A special ethnic clothing design competition was
[14:56.960 --> 15:03.520]  held in China's Inda, Mongolia with nearly 100 models and designers from China, Mongolia and
[15:03.520 --> 15:11.600]  Russia participating. Let's take a look. Blue and white colors feature prominently in this Chinese
[15:11.600 --> 15:23.280]  design meant to evoke the traditional blues and whites of porcelain. The Russian entries couldn't
[15:23.280 --> 15:27.840]  be more different bringing vibrant colors and elaborate decoration to the catwalk.
[15:27.840 --> 15:43.840]  And a Mongolian designer produced this dress at any more than elements to a traditional Mongolian
[15:43.840 --> 15:57.440]  robe. Ultimately it was Wang Teng from China who took the top prize. I want to show the charm of
[15:57.440 --> 16:04.800]  Chinese art and culture so I use the dragon pattern in my design. Wang Teng spent two months
[16:04.800 --> 16:14.400]  preparing and her fellow competitors also started work far in advance. We prepared for a long time
[16:14.400 --> 16:19.520]  and came to China to participate in the competition. The girls from China and Russia also worked
[16:19.520 --> 16:27.440]  very hard. I'm glad I could win a prize. The organizers say that it is not just a competition
[16:27.440 --> 16:33.360]  but also a platform for cultural exchange for China, Russia and Mongolia. More importantly,
[16:33.360 --> 16:37.040]  they hope that the competition will draw more attention on the world's stage.
[16:40.720 --> 16:46.080]  A museum for bentun culture formed out of a meddling of hand troops garrisoned near
[16:46.080 --> 16:50.400]  China's borders and southwards of frontier ethnic groups has been opened to the public
[16:50.400 --> 16:55.840]  in Yongsheng County of Yunnan province. Now people can learn about this culture from the Yongsheng
[16:55.840 --> 17:02.400]  bentun cultural museum. A 3,000 square meter museum with a total investment of 29 million yuan
[17:02.400 --> 17:09.120]  exhibits some 300 pieces of cultural relics and nearly 1,000 pictures. Among the exhibitions are
[17:09.120 --> 17:15.280]  Sichuan ham and silverware making techniques showing a mixing of the cultures in the area.
[17:20.400 --> 17:23.840]  Every minute, every hour, China changes.
[17:23.840 --> 17:34.480]  Country undergoing tremendous transformation. Every day we go behind the headlines. Join us
[17:34.480 --> 17:39.440]  on China 24, the one show on China that you cannot miss.
[17:46.000 --> 17:51.040]  Telling human stories. Timely response. On the spot report. Beneath the surface.
[17:51.040 --> 17:54.560]  We have it all. China 24, a program you don't want to miss.
[17:55.280 --> 17:59.120]  China 24 only on CCTV news.
[18:01.120 --> 18:07.600]  Culture Express has been taking a good look back at 2012 11. In previous programs,
[18:07.600 --> 18:13.040]  we've gone to the years at top movies and today we'll have a quick look back at some of our 2011
[18:13.040 --> 18:22.320]  biggest musical acts. Sound good? 2011 saw the passing of soul singer Amy Winehouse whose death
[18:22.320 --> 18:27.600]  at age 27 left many wondering what works might have been seen coming from the troubled young star
[18:27.600 --> 18:33.120]  had things been different. The sad news of her death by alcohol poisoning on July 23,
[18:33.120 --> 18:39.520]  2011 led many fans to buy her 2007 album Back to Black. Songs from the multi-platinum,
[18:39.520 --> 18:44.720]  multi-grammy winning album reappeared in the charts and Amy Winehouse's posthumous album
[18:44.720 --> 18:47.920]  Lionass Hidden Treasures was released on December 5th.
[19:00.960 --> 19:06.240]  Coldplay's musical star continued to rise in 2011 with the release of the band's fifth album
[19:06.240 --> 19:12.240]  Milo Zylato and a storming set at the Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK. Lead singer Chris
[19:12.240 --> 19:18.240]  Martin, however, remains humble. I think as a band now you have to be measured against all the bands
[19:18.960 --> 19:23.120]  that have been, so there's no way we're on top of that list, you know what I'm saying? We'd be lucky
[19:23.120 --> 19:32.480]  to make the top 200. The top teen star of the year was definitely Justin Bieber, drawing ear
[19:32.480 --> 19:37.760]  splitting screams from his young fans wherever he went. The star released a film, never say never,
[19:37.760 --> 19:42.240]  his own perfume and a Christmas album. Jeremy Spiro-Win, CCTV.
[19:44.320 --> 19:49.440]  A stone technology park is set to be built in India's southern Akana Taka state.
[19:49.440 --> 19:54.240]  The organizers say that it aims to grow the stone industry in India. Let's take a look.
[19:56.640 --> 20:01.520]  The All Indian Grannies and Stone Association will handle the construction of a global stone
[20:01.520 --> 20:08.240]  technology park in Bangalore. The park, which will cover 100 acres and showcase the beauty of
[20:08.240 --> 20:12.880]  natural stone, will be built with financial assistance from the provincial and federal
[20:12.880 --> 20:17.440]  governments. It is hoped that it will provide a boost to the Indian economy.
[20:20.800 --> 20:27.360]  So for that purpose we want to have a training center, RMD store museum, and diploma courses
[20:27.360 --> 20:33.520]  also in regard to the quarrying and processing of the machineries. And it will help in employment
[20:34.400 --> 20:38.560]  and it will help in export, our economy will improve.
[20:39.760 --> 20:44.800]  He added that the park will showcase the splendor of natural stone from all over the country
[20:44.800 --> 20:50.400]  and open the market for international clients. The association also announced that the 10th
[20:50.400 --> 20:56.320]  international stone affair will be held in Bangalore from February the 1st to February the 4th
[20:56.320 --> 21:10.960]  of 2012. The main feature of the store is to invite the foreign buyers to the country and make them
[21:10.960 --> 21:17.600]  aware the development in the country and be part of this stone industry of India.
[21:18.880 --> 21:24.640]  There will be more than 500 stalls at the fair. It is expected to bring boosted income to many.
[21:24.640 --> 21:33.120]  A Russian and Mongolian all-of-painting exhibition was held over the weekend in
[21:33.120 --> 21:37.920]  Manjoli of northern China in the Mongolia Autonomous Region. The seven-day event is a
[21:37.920 --> 21:42.560]  part of the 13th China-Russia-Mongolia International Ice and Snow Festival.
[21:45.040 --> 21:50.960]  The exhibition has helped to strengthen cultural communication between Manjoli city of China,
[21:50.960 --> 21:57.920]  Russia and Mongolia. Manjoli lies on the China-Russia border. It is a major stop on the trans-Siberian
[21:57.920 --> 22:03.600]  railroad that links Beijing and Moscow. Though small, the city provides opportunity to experience
[22:03.600 --> 22:12.720]  Russian culture without having to cross the border. This was painted in Moscow. The river,
[22:12.720 --> 22:19.040]  the forest, the classical buildings in the painting depicts autumnal September in Russia.
[22:19.040 --> 22:29.280]  Looking at it makes you feel warm. It is a welcomed chance for art lovers in Manjoli to
[22:29.280 --> 22:35.440]  explore contemporary art of Russia and Mongolia. It is also a platform to boost friendly ties
[22:35.440 --> 22:46.320]  between China, Russia and Mongolia. The oil painting exhibition is a new and exotic experience for me.
[22:46.320 --> 22:51.760]  It is rare to see art of its kind. I'm really surprised by the spirit of exotic culture and
[22:51.760 --> 23:04.880]  art embodied in the show. Over 50 artworks of beautiful natural scenery and vivid portraits
[23:04.880 --> 23:17.920]  can be viewed. They not only represent strong ethnic customs but also embody sentiments of idealism.
[23:17.920 --> 23:23.680]  I've seen Chinese calligraphy and Mongolian paintings during the exhibition. They inspire me
[23:23.680 --> 23:30.080]  a lot. Chinese and Mongolian artists are great masters in the art of painting. I hope we can
[23:30.080 --> 23:41.200]  communicate and help each other in techniques. The exhibition has charmed and inspired many visitors.
[23:41.200 --> 23:48.080]  One Chinese visitor aged over 70 could not resist showing off his talents. A splash of water and
[23:48.080 --> 23:53.040]  ink and a Mongolian girl riding on a camel soon appeared before visitors' eyes.
[23:53.040 --> 23:59.680]  And that's all for today's edition of Culture Express. We'll leave you with some more highlights
[23:59.680 --> 24:04.720]  from New Hate Adaptation at the Children's Arts Theatre in Soap's Fables. Enjoy. I'm
[24:04.720 --> 24:34.560]  Laohui Beijing. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more CCTV news coming up next.
[26:04.800 --> 26:09.440]  A voice is rising in the east and spreading throughout the world.
[26:09.440 --> 26:35.280]  It's the voice of innovation, future, and success. We inspire each other, grow together.
[26:40.400 --> 26:48.800]  In 1915, Cheng Yu attended the World Expo as the representative of China's wine industry
[26:48.800 --> 27:00.400]  and entered four products. In 1931, Cheng Yu made its own Chinese dry red wine.
[27:00.400 --> 27:12.880]  Cheng Yu today owns nearly 17,000 hectares of vineyards in six high-quality wine regions
[27:12.880 --> 27:18.640]  in China. These provide fresh, natural, and mature grapes for winemaking.
[27:22.400 --> 27:26.400]  Cheng Yu has the world's latest equipment and technology,
[27:26.400 --> 27:34.880]  together with a world-class team of victors. At its six chateaus in China,
[27:34.880 --> 27:39.440]  Cheng Yu integrates international capital and technology. It has also established
[27:39.440 --> 27:44.000]  international chateaux alliances with local partners in the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions
[27:44.000 --> 28:03.840]  of France, Italy, and New Zealand. Always a pioneer, Cheng Yu.
[28:14.000 --> 28:22.880]  Hello, and a very warm welcome to this update of CCTV News. I'm Edwin Ma in Beijing.
[28:23.600 --> 28:28.240]  Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for strength and confidence in order to
[28:28.240 --> 28:35.280]  accomplish the tasks of 2012. The president made the comments in Beijing on Sunday as he and other
[28:35.280 --> 28:41.360]  senior officials celebrated the new year. Hu Jintao also stressed the need to tackle
[28:41.360 --> 28:47.520]  the problems of economic and social development and overcome various risks and challenges
[28:47.520 --> 28:54.160]  arising both within and outside the country. He said progress should be achieved in transforming
[28:54.160 --> 28:59.840]  the country's pattern of economic development, deepening reform, and improving people's
[28:59.840 --> 29:06.560]  livelihoods. He added that China must stick to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics,
[29:06.560 --> 29:13.680]  continue to adhere to the theories of socialism and the socialist system with Chinese characteristics.
[29:13.680 --> 29:20.320]  Hu Jintao made the speech at a tea party held by the National Committee of the Chinese People's
[29:20.320 --> 29:30.080]  Political Consultative Conference. Well, besides the reactions in China, President
[29:30.080 --> 29:35.120]  Hu Jintao's New Year speech attracted a lot of attention from the international media.
[29:35.120 --> 29:41.920]  Fintan Monahan takes a closer look. The American financial media group Bloomberg News
[29:41.920 --> 29:46.320]  highlighted what it considered several key points from President Hu Jintao's New Year
[29:46.320 --> 29:52.080]  speech. One of them was that China will balance what Hu described as relatively quick economic
[29:52.080 --> 29:57.920]  growth with inflation controls in 2012 amid rising uncertainty over the world economic recovery.
[29:57.920 --> 30:07.920]  Bloomberg also said