CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, held on the eve of the lunar new year, is an annual must-see event for most Chinese people - featuring performances by some of the biggest household names in China.

Faye Wang will perform at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala on January 22nd - the eve of the year of the dragon. And she's not the only superstar booked to appear. Wang will be joined by Hong Kong veteran Eason Chan, to duet on the romantic song "For Love" -- for the segment of the show under the theme of "Home". [File photo]

Let's catch up with some of the latest news on this year's big show, for the year of dragon, including the announcement of some very big stars joining the lineup.

Mainland veteran pop singer Faye Wang made a big splash at last year's CCTV Spring Festival gala, performing her hit single "The Legend". Many were wondering if Wang would once again take to the famous stage in 2012.

Well, it's official. Faye Wang will perform at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala on January 22nd - the eve of the year of the dragon.

And she's not the only superstar booked to appear. Wang will be joined by Hong Kong veteran Eason Chan, to duet on the romantic song "For Love" -- for the segment of the show under the theme of "Home".

The 2012 CCTV Spring Festival Gala will be an even bigger event than normal.

The show will have four sections, focusing respectively on "the year of dragon", "home", "the show's 30th anniversary", and "one world, one family".