2008 Sichuan earthquake
On the evening of May 18, CCTV-1 hosted a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (simplified Chinese: Ai De Feng Xian ; traditional Chinese: Ai De Feng Xian ), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and round-the-clock coverage anchor Bai Yansong. It was attended by a wide range of entertainment, literary, business and political figures from mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan (~US$208 million). Of the donations, CCTV gave the biggest corporate contribution at Y=50 million. Almost at the same time in Taiwan, a similarly themed programme was on air hosted by the sitting president Ma Ying-jeou. In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau. The Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign, an 8-hour fundraising marathon, was held on June 1 in Hong Kong; it was attended by some 200 Sinosphere musicians and celebrities. In Singapore, MediaCorp Channel 8 hosted a 'live' programme Rang Ai Chuan Liu Bu Xi  to raise funds for the victims.
How large were the donations from the program?
Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan
Donations of the evening totalled 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan (~US$208 million).
the donations