CCTV rings in the new year

CCTV's new year gala this year was presented in French, Spanish, English and Chinese. Top temples around China, including Fuzhou's Gu Shan Yong Quan Si, Mount Emei's Baoguo Si, Sanya's Nanshan Si, Suzhou's Hanshan Si, and Luoyang's Baima Si, rang in the new year by chiming their bells simultaneously.

President Hu Jintao's new year message for 2009 is entitled "Make joint effort to promote world peace, stability and prosperity".

CCTV9's report of the countdown