Living overseas, yearFlavorIs it always a little less vibrant than back home? Actually, with enough attention to detail and rituals, London and New York can also feel like home. For us overseas Chinese,Little New Year(Little New Year) is not only a rehearsal for the Spring Festival, but also a concentrated release of homesickness.
Stop searching for guides everywhere! If you want to have an authentic Lunar New Year's Eve, remember these key times and platforms, and do these three "important things" below, and the festive atmosphere will arrive immediately!
? First important thing: Tune in to the live stream of the Lunar New Year's Eve Gala.
Nothing brings people closer together than watching a gala together with family and friends back home. This year's...CCTV Online Spring Festival GalaIt remains a major focus, targeting a youthful and internet-savvy demographic, making it ideal for international students and those living abroad.
Please add the following information to your calendar immediately:
- Broadcast time (Beijing time): 20:00 on the evening of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month
Official list of live streaming platforms:
| platform | Entrance |
|---|---|
| CCTV Video APP | Search "Little New Year's Eve" to enter the live stream. |
| CCTV official website | CCTVLive stream entry on the .com homepage |
| CCTV News App | Homepage Featured |
| YouTube CCTV Official Channel | CCTV Chinese International Channel |
While the Lunar New Year's Eve gala isn't as universally watched as the Spring Festival Gala, it excels in its relaxed atmosphere and relatable programs. Especially the special Lunar New Year's Eve programs on various satellite TV channels often offer surprises—do you remember last year's Liaoning TV Lunar New Year's Eve skit that went viral for its humor?
? The second important thing: This meal must be eaten properly.
The live stream is running on my iPad as background noise, but my hands can't be idle either.
- "Sticky candy": Can't buy traditional Chinese candy overseas? Go to an Asian supermarket and buy some maltose or chocolate instead, symbolizing "sweet talk" and praying for a smooth and prosperous year ahead.
- "Sweep away the dust": Take advantage of the weekend to thoroughly clean your apartment or house and sweep away all the bad luck from last year.
- Eat dumplings/glutinous rice balls: Northern friends make dumplings, Southern friends cook glutinous rice balls. One bite, and your stomach feels comfortable, and your heart is at peace.
The third important thing: Get the network working properly and stop going in circles.
Imagine you've just finished cooking dumplings, eagerly turning on CCTV Video, only to have a message pop up saying "Your region cannot watch this," or the video freezes just as the host opens their mouth and then frantically buffers. Wouldn't your blood pressure spike instantly?
Watching live streams from overseas presents three major obstacles.
- Regional copyright restrictions: Many wonderful skits and song and dance performances cannot be broadcast on overseas IPs due to copyright issues.
- Cross-border bandwidth lag: During the evening rush hour, when connecting directly from overseas to domestic servers, high-definition images often turn into "pixels".
- Too high latency: Everyone on WeChat Moments has finished laughing, but it hasn't even loaded here yet.
How to solve it? Actually, it only requires one more step.
At this point, you need a reliable "return-to-China accelerator" to ensure a good viewing experience.QuickFox It's an essential tool for many overseas Chinese, specifically designed to solve the problems of slow and restricted access to domestic applications from overseas. With the Lunar New Year just past the Little New Year, the Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Whether you are...International students staying up all night in the library to finish their deadlines,stillWorking hard in a foreign workplaceDon't forget to leave yourself some free time and connect to QuickFox to watch programs from your hometown.
