With its signature mix of campy performances, stale comedic skits, and patriotic pomp, most Chinese people will tell you that this year’s Spring Festival Gala was worse than last year’s, which in turn was worse than the year before and so on and so on.
However, there was at least one legitimately remarkable act from Monday night in the form of thousands of Shaolin students performing synchronized martial arts moves, spelling out characters, and, of course, holding up one absolutely massive Chinese flag.
In case you happened to miss the gala and have five hours to kill, you can watch the whole thing below:
