On September 29th, 2023, the list of CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival programs was circulated on the Internet. Some netizens found that pianist Lang Lang was specially labeled as China and Hongkong, which triggered a heated discussion among netizens and puzzled the label. Born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Lang Lang is a native of Northeast China. The special labeling of CCTV's autumn evening list confuses netizens.

According to insiders, this is actually Lang Lang's previous acquisition of Hong Kong citizenship through the "Excellent Talents" program in Hong Kong. For the personnel of the special administrative region, the mainland will generally mark them specially. CCTV series programs are very rigorous. For the change of Lang Lang's household registration to Hong Kong, this situation is marked according to regulations. To this end, netizens also expressed their views on this matter.

Netizen 1: People just change their nationality, so don't make a fuss; Netizen 2: Hongkong is also from China, so it doesn't matter if you haven't changed your nationality! Netizen 3: In fact, there is no need to mark it specially. Why should it be special? In fact, Lang Lang has already obtained Hong Kong citizenship. The most important thing is that Hong Kong citizens can go to many countries without a visa, which is convenient for performing abroad.

Lang Lang's Piano Career

He was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, 1997. He won the first prize in Group A of the 2nd Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians Competition and the Best Martini Performance Award in Cello Group. In the same year, he won the first place in German Musician magazine in the selection of German young pianists.

In 2000, he won the first place in the adult group of Gina bacall Piano Competition in the United States; In the same year, instead of Andre valois, who was unwell, he performed with his father at the lavinia Music Festival. In 2002, Lang Lang signed a contract with IMG Brokerage Company to become its artist. In 2003, he won the Bernstein Art Achievement Award; In the same year, he signed a contract with IMG brokerage company and became an artist of the company.

In 2004, Lang Lang began to March into classical music. In 2006, casals International Piano Competition won the third place and was unanimously praised by the judges as "the best interpreter of classical music". In addition, he also performed as a soloist with famous orchestras and conductors from all over the world, such as New York Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic.