Xi Zhonglu, a Peking opera performer, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, on January 10, 2009. China's annual televised Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) Gala, a traditional centerpiece of celebrations to mark the country's most important festival, will be on in the evening of January 25, 2009. [Xinhua]

Zhao Benshan (2nd L), China's renowned comic, performs during a dress rehearsal in China's biggest TV station, CCTV, in Beijing, capital of China, on January 17, 2009. [Xinhua]