When the lights of the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala’s Harbin sub-venue illuminated the scene, global attention turned to the city. Behind this spectacle, two cutting-edge technologies from SOA quietly enhanced the performance. From transmitting sound from space to dynamic lighting displays, SOA presented a unique New Year’s gift to the nation in our own way.

“The East Is Red” Resounds Again

During the Harbin segment, the familiar opening of “The East Is Red” was heard in a striking way—it was transmitted from space rather than performed live.Faculty and students of the School’s Satellite Technology Institute utilized the ultra-wide micro-nano satellite, jointly developed by our university, to accomplish the task of transmitting the the musical segment  back to Earth. As the familiar melody arrived, panoramic remote sensing image of Harbin captured by the satellite was presented to the audience.

“Ice and Snow Light” Dazzlingly Debuts

During the broadcast, the lights at Harbin Ice-Snow World moved in sync with the music, creating a vivid, immersive display, as if guided by an unseen conductor.This “conductor” is the intelligent control system for ice and snow landscapes, developed by Professor Zhang Haifeng’s team at SOA.  The team has managed the lighting system  for Harbin Ice-Snow World for eight consecutive years. The system responds in real time to the program’s rhythm and environmental changes, achieving precise synchronized control of lighting equipment. It injects an intelligent “core” into the Ice-Snow World, endowing the static ice and snow landscape with dynamic vitality. Furthermore, Zhang Hong, director of the University's Olympic Studies Center and a researcher professor at the Department of Physical Education, appeared on the Gala wearing electrochromic glasses developed by the team of Professor Li Yao from SOA’s Center for Composite Materials and Structures. These glasses can regulate light transmittance based on changes in ambient light, achieving instantaneous color changes under various all-weather scenarios. Equipped with Bluetooth connectivity and AI technology, they perfectly combine technological sophistication with practicality.

一审-宋子畅

二审-陈东萍 

三审-智喜洋