With its four hours of song and dance, safe comedy routines, celebrities and state dignitaries, the CCTV show is widely watched, though some Chinese see it as slow and turgid.

• 尽管一些中国人认为中央电视台的春节晚会不够明快，节目浮夸拖沓，但4个小时的歌舞、搞笑的相声小品，以及名人显要的出席还是让这台晚会吸引了中国多数人的观看。