The CCTV New Year Gala happens on 7th February 2016, the annual event broadcasted on almost all Chinese TV Channels, attracting 700million to 800million viewers every year. 2016

The Gala has a largest audience for any entertainment show in the world, and it has often been described as among "the Most Watched television program in the World".

Donnie Yen is widely credited by many as the person responsible for popularizing the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun. He played the role of Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man, which was a box office success.

Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream of Chinese culture, by choreographing MMA in many of his recent films. Yen has displayed notable skills in MMA, being well-versed in boxing, kickboxing, taekwondo, Muay Thai, wrestling, karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wing Chun, and Wushu. Seen as one of the most popular film stars in Asia in recent years, Yen is currently one of the most highly paid actors in the whole of Asia.

Yen believes that combining many martial arts together will produce the most effective and harmonious style. Yen has said, "When you watch my films, you're feeling my heart."

He has won lots of awards for action choreography and best actor, and is currently the most popular Star in Asia right now, in fact, he has played many famous characters in Chinese history such as Ip Man, Guan Yu, Chen Zhen, Monkey King(Sun Wu Kong) etc.

Donnie Yen is getting big in Hollywood, but as been in some Hollywood movies such as Blade 2 and Shanghai Knights and has been invited to be casted in the expendables 2, but Donnie Yen has high standards in every film, and is known to be picky when it comes to script choosing. He will be in the Star Wars: Rogue One at end of 2016!