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Jan 2025
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Upper-intermediate | CCTV New Year's Gal...

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The CCTV New Year's Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala, and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan, is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. Listen to a dialogue about a family prepare to watch this event and how it has become a tradition in the household during Chinese New Year. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/3023

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