Unusual dance partners: At the annual Spring Festival gala on Chinese state television, humanoid robots performed the Errenzhuan (二人转, literally: two-human rotation) side by side with human dancers – a traditional dance from the cold north-east of China. Humans and machines each twirled two red paper handkerchiefs. The humanoids obviously had well-oiled joints: They managed the feats superhumanly quickly and became the attraction of the evening on social media. The performance was devised by none other than star director Zhang Yimou. What else was there? Among other things, a guest appearance by famous video blogger Li Ziqi, praise for the Chinese military and invocations of „ethnic harmony.“ And then the Year of the Dragon was over. We want to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the Year of the Wood Snake!