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On the Chinese New Year’s Eve of February 16, 2026, the Yiwu Branch Venue of the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala (Year of the Horse) made a stunning appearance at the Global Digital Trade Center. As the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala branch venue in Zhejiang Province, the performance took “jimo huantang” (exchanging chicken feathers for candy) as the thread, and presented a wonderful 8-minute chapter “World Yiwu · Chinese New Year” to the global audience, showing the era leap from the “hometown of rattle-drums” to the “world supermarket”. Behind this high-standard and highly concerned national live grand ceremony, there is strong support from XMLITE — 400 pieces of XMLITE WP430 waterproof beam lights and 480 pieces of waterproof par lights, which operated stably throughout the entire process. With industry-leading product performance and zero-fault on-site performance, they won high recognition from the CCTV director team. They not only successfully completed the lighting support task, but also set a new benchmark case for XMLITE in the field of large-scale event lighting support with the professional advantages of WP430, demonstrating the technical strength of domestic professional stage lighting.
From the professional perspective of the stage lighting industry, national-level live performances such as the CCTV Spring Festival Gala have extremely strict requirements on the stability, consistency, safety, and on-site adaptability of lighting equipment. Especially for outdoor branch venues, it is necessary to cope with multiple tests in complex environments. The reason why XMLITE WP430 waterproof beam lights can become the main equipment for this performance lies in its four core professional selling points that fit the needs of large-scale outdoor live performances, each of which accurately matches the needs of the Spring Festival Gala. First, high-level waterproof and dustproof performance. The WP430 adopts a fully sealed structure design with an IP66 protection level, which can effectively resist the impact of harsh outdoor environments such as humidity, dust, and light rain and snow, fully adapting to the outdoor installation scenario of the Yiwu branch venue. This is also the foundation for its stable operation during multiple joint rehearsals and day-night temperature changes, which is in line with the core requirement of the performing arts lighting industry for “environmental adaptability first” for outdoor equipment. Second, high luminous efficiency and precise light control capability. The product is equipped with high-efficiency energy-saving light source technology and an optimized optical system, with uniform beam brightness and strong penetration. The beam angle can be adjusted precisely, seamlessly switching from soft flood light to sharp beam light. It can not only create a magnificent overall atmosphere for the chapter “World Yiwu · Chinese New Year”, but also accurately outline the stage details, meeting the professional demand of the Spring Festival Gala lighting for “both visual impact and emotional transmission”, which is highly consistent with the technical direction of “high-efficiency optical system” in the research and development of intelligent performing arts lighting equipment.
Third, high stability and low-loss performance. The WP430 adopts a modular design and an efficient heat dissipation system, which effectively reduces heat loss during equipment operation and reduces potential faults. At the same time, it is equipped with a high-precision drive module to ensure the performance consistency when 400 devices operate simultaneously, avoiding problems such as beam deviation and uneven brightness — this is exactly the core requirement of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for lighting equipment, and also a key indicator for evaluating high-end equipment in the stage lighting industry. From the early stage of entry and construction, multiple rounds of joint rehearsals to the global live broadcast on New Year’s Eve, 400 WP430 waterproof beam lights maintained zero-fault operation throughout the whole process. The start-up response speed, beam positioning accuracy, and brightness output stability of each device fully met the standards, accurately presenting every stage scene and perfectly fitting the emotional expression of the program, proving the industry reputation of “stable and reliable” with professional performance. Fourth, high adaptability, convenient operation, and maintenance. The WP430 is compatible with mainstream stage lighting control systems, enabling synchronous linkage control of multiple devices, adapting to the clustered operation needs of large-scale performances. At the same time, the equipment structure is reasonably designed, making installation and commissioning convenient, which greatly improves the work efficiency of the lighting team, meeting the “efficient, convenient, and controllable” operation and maintenance needs of large-scale live events. This is also an important reason why it can complete the installation, commissioning, and stable operation of 400 devices in a short time.
The selection of lighting equipment for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is extremely strict. Each selected device needs to go through multiple rounds of performance tests and practical verification. The reason why XMLITE WP430 waterproof beam lights can stand out is exactly the high fit between its professional selling points and the needs of the Spring Festival Gala. After the successful conclusion of the evening party, the behind-the-scenes team highly praised XMLITE and the WP430 product: “XMLITE is stable and reliable, with zero failures throughout the Yiwu Branch Venue of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which is deeply recognized by the director team.” This affirmation is not only the highest praise for XMLITE’s product quality, but also the full recognition of the professional performance of the WP430 waterproof beam lights, as well as the result of XMLITE’s long-term dedication to the professional lighting field and adherence to technological innovation.
Over the years, XMLITE has adhered to technological innovation as the core and market demand as the orientation, focusing on the in-depth cultivation of professional categories such as waterproof beam lights and cutting lights. As the core product of the brand, the WP430 waterproof beam light, with the above professional advantages, is widely used in various scenarios such as large-scale concerts, cultural and tourism live performances, sports events, and outdoor night tours, becoming the preferred equipment for large-scale outdoor performances in the industry. It also makes XMLITE a long-term partner for many performance venues, equipment rental companies, and professional performance teams across the country with its solid reputation of “stable, easy to use, and durable”. The successful service of 400 WP430 waterproof beam lights for the Yiwu Branch Venue of the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala is an important practical test of the product on the national stage. It not only fully verifies the practicality and reliability of its professional selling points but also demonstrates XMLITE’s core guarantee capability in large-scale outdoor performances and high-standard live events, providing a highly valuable model for the selection of similar equipment in the industry.
A special thanks to Mr. Jia Pengfei, Design Director of Beijing Space Folding, and his team for their full support in the Yiwu Branch Venue of this Spring Festival Gala. The team connected with the CCTV director team throughout the process, accurately grasped the creative needs, deeply combined Yiwu’s cultural roots with its international pattern of connecting the world, and added color to the stage narrative with professional lighting design. With their unique understanding of light and shadow art and rigorous on-site execution, they perfectly combined lighting creativity with the performance of XMLITE WP430 waterproof beam lights, giving full play to its advantages of high luminous efficiency, precise light control and stable operation, making every beam of light accurately fit the program’s emotions, connecting the development and changes of Yiwu with light and shadow, creating a brilliant visual effect for this national-level performance and fully showing the product advantages of WP430.
In the future, XMLITE will continue to adhere to the original intention of quality, take the technical innovation direction of intelligent performing arts lighting equipment as the guide, continuously promote the upgrading and optimization of core products such as WP430, deepen the professional categories such as waterproof beam lights, focus on the core needs of the industry such as high efficiency and energy saving, intelligent control and environmental adaptation, launch more stable, reliable and professional products, provide more professional systematic solutions and more intimate full-chain services, and help more top-level performances and major projects land. XMLITE will work hand in hand with major performance venues, equipment rental companies, and engineering partners across the country, take light and shadow as the medium, take quality as the long-term goal, jointly explore new possibilities in the stage lighting industry, and promote the high-quality development of China’s performing arts equipment industry.
