Henan TV Spring Festival gala celebrates Year of the Snake with cultural spectacle

To embrace the Year of the Snake, Henan TV will stage the Spring Festival gala Snakes Return, Fortunes Turn tonight, offering audiences a dazzling celebration of Chinese culture and the Spring Festival. The gala highlights "family culture" and showcases intangible cultural heritage through captivating performances.

Yang Liping's team will perform the dance Snakes Return, Fortunes Turn, inspired by an ancient silk painting of Fuxi and Nüwa discovered in the Astana tombs in Turpan, Xinjiang. The piece draws on the imagery of Fuxi and Nüwa— human-headed, snake-bodied figures intertwined—symbolizing "family culture" and unity.

Through her signature hieroglyphic dance language, Yang Liping brings the blessings of Fuxi and Nüwa to life, depicting their roles as nurturers of life and harbingers of prosperity. The performance is a stunning visual spectacle, celebrating vitality, renewal, and the enduring spirit of Chinese cultural heritage.