{"id":41713,"date":"2026-02-16T09:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/?p=41713"},"modified":"2026-03-01T09:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:21:01","slug":"cmg-porada-v-egypte-akci-predehra-k-galaveceru-svatku-jara-svet-sleduje-galavecer-cmg-spolecne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/kultura\/cmg-porada-v-egypte-akci-predehra-k-galaveceru-svatku-jara-svet-sleduje-galavecer-cmg-spolecne\/","title":{"rendered":"CMG hosts \u201ePrelude to the Spring Festival Gala: The World Watches the CMG Gala Together\u201c in Egypt\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_0\"><strong>China Media Group (CMG) hosted the Egyptian leg of the \u201ePrelude to the Spring Festival Gala: The World Watches CMG Gala Together\u201c event in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, February 13, 2026. The event attracted more than 200 guests from the political, academic and media spheres from both China and Egypt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_1\"><strong>Shen Haixiong<\/strong>, Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of the CMG, delivered a video message highlighting the growing worldwide recognition of the Spring Festival and related Chinese traditions. According to Shen, the Spring Festival symbolizes thousands of years of Chinese civilization and the spiritual bond that unites Chinese people around the world. Today, nearly 20 countries and regions officially recognize Spring Festival as a national holiday, and roughly one-fifth of the world's population celebrates it in various ways. This cultural tradition, he said, brings people closer to China and allows them to experience the values it expresses - family harmony, social inclusion and humanity's harmony with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/45322132032c4d51bcf8a31ce48a2b64\/45322132032c4d51bcf8a31ce48a2b64.jpeg\" alt=\"Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and president of CMG. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_2\">Shen said the Spring Festival Gala, the most watched annual cultural event, has been held continuously for 43 years and has become a \u201espiritual New Year family dinner\u201c that reaches out to Chinese communities and audiences around the world. The 2026 edition, with the theme of \u201eStallion at full gallop, unsurpassed forward\u201c, will use broadcasting in 82 languages and advanced \u201e5G+4K\/8K+AI\u201c technology to offer viewers an intense cultural experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_3\"><strong>Liao Liqiang<\/strong>, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, appreciated that the event opened a new window for the Egyptian and Arab public to learn about Chinese culture, contributed to deepening understanding between the two nations and strengthened bilateral ties. He stressed that the horse in traditional Chinese culture symbolizes progress and hope, and recalled that China and Egypt will continue to cooperate with the energy and determination symbolized by the horse to develop bilateral relations and contribute to peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/7f87cc966cd04c789ef06607f661fd0e\/7f87cc966cd04c789ef06607f661fd0e.jpeg\" alt=\"Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang delivers a speech at the event. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_4\"><strong>Amr Hamzah<\/strong>, Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs, recalled that the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries continues to improve and develop and praised the fruitful cooperation in the political, economic and cultural fields. The year 2026 also marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt, which he said provides new opportunities for further deepening cooperation and mutual understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/29c59cfef3014549a8b3f537482dea37\/29c59cfef3014549a8b3f537482dea37.jpeg\" alt=\"Ambassador Amr Hamzah, assistant foreign minister for Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, delivers a speech at the event. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_5\"><strong>Essam Sharaf<\/strong>, former Egyptian Prime Minister, stressed that the spirit of the Year of the Horse - strength, progress and vitality - corresponds to the dynamic development of Sino-Egyptian relations, and expressed his wish that the two countries would work together towards a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/68505f8ec11740d6a479e5df41bf3c35\/68505f8ec11740d6a479e5df41bf3c35.jpeg\" alt=\"Essam Sharaf, former prime minister of Egypt, delivers an address at the event. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_6\">The event included a number of cultural activities. As part of the horse presentation, experts from Peking University and Shanghai University of International Studies presented the symbolic and cultural significance of the horse in Chinese and Egyptian civilisation. Guests also engaged in painting horse motifs using brush and ink to express their best wishes for the Year of the Horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/d9107d97728e477a8b2991cfc2dff901\/d9107d97728e477a8b2991cfc2dff901.jpeg\" alt=\"Experts share the meaning and symbolism of horse in Chinese culture during the event. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/img\/11321d5a77df4c24be63d014d55a8b1b\/11321d5a77df4c24be63d014d55a8b1b.jpeg\" alt=\"The guests with their paintings of horses. \/CMG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"wnd_TextBlock_42021772353019401245_inner_7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-02-16\/CMG-holds-Prelude-to-the-Spring-Festival-Gala-event-in-Egypt-1KNW5RaBgsw\/p.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CMG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Media Group (CMG) held the Egyptian leg of the event \u201ePrelude to the Spring Festival Gala: The World Watches CMG Gala Together\u201c in the Egyptian capital Cairo...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":41714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2973],"tags":[22,18,608,7058,545],"class_list":["post-41713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kultura","category-zahranicni","tag-cina","tag-cmg","tag-egypt","tag-kulturni-vymena","tag-svatek-jara"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41715,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41713\/revisions\/41715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gnews.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}