Famous Chinese actor Zhao Benshan (L2) performs during a rehearsal of the Spring Festival Evening Gala in Beijing, January 17, 2009. Zhao is always an attraction at the annual Spring Festival Evening Gala on China Central Television (CCTV) on the Chinese New Year's eve. The gala gathers many Chinese stars from the mainland and overseas, and contains various programmes of songs, dances and comic dialogues. [Xinhua]