Full coverage: 2017 Spring Festival

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BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Yunshan on Wednesday inspected the rehearsal for the Spring Festival TV gala.

Liu Yunshan (R front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits and extends Spring Festival greetings to staffs at the rehearsal for the Spring Festival TV gala in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2017. The gala, an annual celebration broadcast by the China Central Television on the Chinese New Year's Eve, is among the most-watched TV events in the country. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, visited staff, extended his greetings to them and called on them to create a happy and jubilant environment for the upcoming holiday with their performances.

The gala, an annual celebration broadcast by the China Central Television on the Chinese New Year's Eve, is among the most-watched TV events in the country.