Liu Yunshan (R front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits and extends Spring Festival greetings to staffs at the rehearsal for the Spring Festival TV gala in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2017. The gala, an annual celebration broadcast by the China Central Television on the Chinese New Year's Eve, is among the most-watched TV events in the country. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Yunshan on Wednesday inspected the rehearsal for the Spring Festival TV gala.