Source: CCTV.com

01-30-2008 09:43

Special Report:   2008 Spring Festival

Preparation for the 2008 Beijing Television Spring Festival Gala is underway. A special segment entitled is getting particular attention as 25 couples prepare to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on the program.

Preparation for the 2008 Beijing Television Spring Festival Gala is underway. A special segment entitled is getting particular attention as 25 couples prepare to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on the program.
 A special segment entitled is getting particular attention as 25 couples
 prepare to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on the program.

Rehearsals started at 3 pm, Sunday. The couples arrived at the studio at noon excited to be dressed up in their finery.

Conducted by the director, the 50 elderly people walked up to the stage and practiced movements they've been doing for half a century soothing their beloved's shoulders and back.

Each couple was given a photo as a memento. The hi-tech reproduction ensures the colors will never fade. This part of the program is expected to be one of the more moving events at this year's BTV spring festival evening. It brings the best wishes of a nation to people who believe in love.