The annual Spring Festival Gala broadcast on Chinese New Year's Eve not only carries warm memories of traditional customs but also serves as a significant window into China's economic transformation and an inspiring call to action for progress. The immersive stage technology showcased the vigorous development of new quality productive forces. Technological self-reliance and self-improvement form the strategic foundation for national development. China has steadily advanced the growth of new quality productive forces, achieving important progress in fields such as artificial intelligence and integrated circuits, with continuous breakthroughs in key core technologies.
This year's gala achieved complete domestic production of 8K ultra-high-definition television broadcasting, while three-dimensional audio technology demonstrated end-to-end independent control throughout the entire process from collection and production to broadcast, showcasing China's self-sufficient ultra-high-definition video industry chain. The collective appearance of robot teams represented a "performance report" on China's progress in embodied intelligence and high-end manufacturing. Substantial advancements in perception, planning, and control enabled domestic robots to deliver artistic expressions on the gala stage through precise control, while also allowing audiences to envision broader applications in industrial production, enterprise management, and daily life.
Four regional sub-venues vividly demonstrated the "blooming of a hundred flowers" in regional development patterns. In the new era, China has continuously optimized its regional economic layout, deeply implemented major regional strategies, clarified functional positioning, enhanced complementary advantages, and boosted development vitality. The Harbin sub-venue in Heilongjiang Province, through real-time interaction between performers and virtual snowflakes and auroras, conveyed the festive atmosphere of the black soil region while showcasing the new vitality of the traditional industrial base through ice and snow economy.
The Yiwu sub-venue in Zhejiang Province featured its main stage at the Global Digital Trade Center, with song and dance performances blending Chinese and foreign cultural elements demonstrating the city's transformation from "trading chicken feathers for sugar" to becoming a "world supermarket," conveying an open atmosphere of global connectivity. The Hefei sub-venue in Anhui Province, located in Luogang Park, featured formations of low-altitude aircraft creating dazzling sparks at the intersection of technology and humanities, displaying the "City of Science's" rapid progress in low-altitude economy and quantum technology.
The Yibin sub-venue in Sichuan Province utilized its geographical feature of three rivers converging, combining modern lighting technology to create a grand riverside light show that allowed audiences to experience "joy and laughter along three rivers and six banks," demonstrating the upper Yangtze region's persistent efforts in ecological conservation and green development.
The gala also emphasized deep reflection on "technology serving the people," profoundly reflecting the humanistic关怀 of Chinese-style modernization. The sketch "Grandma's Favorite" addressed elderly people embracing artificial intelligence and intergenerational亲情, using comedy to confront AI ethics and technology accessibility issues, inspiring continued exploration of coordinated development paths among technology, industry, and society.
Through cutting-edge technology, this year's Spring Festival Gala outlined a new vision for China's high-quality economic development. This cultural extravaganza serves both as an exhibition of economic transformation achievements and a declaration of future development: only by moving toward innovation and excellence can China's economy create new opportunities amid changes and nurture advantages amid challenges.