| The Amazing Race: China Rush | |
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| Also known as | 极速前进：冲刺！中国 |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Chad Grochowski |
| Presented by | Allan Wu 吴振天 (previously known as 吴振宇) |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Chinese English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Xia Jing |
| Producers | Yi YangTian, Diao ShuWen, Julliet Pan |
| Editors | Julliet Pan Yi YangTian |
| Running time | 60-90 minutes |
| Production companies | Fly Films (2010) She&Jul Films (2011) Boxtop Studios (2012) |
| Original release | |
| Network | International Channel Shanghai (English) Dragon TV (Chinese; since season 2) |
| Release | August 8, 2010 – November 11, 2012 |
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The Amazing Race: China Rush (Chinese: 极速前进：冲刺！中国; pinyin: Jísù Qiánjìn: Chōngcì! Zhōngguó) is a Chinese reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race across China. Each season is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a trip for two around the world.
In March 2010, a Chinese version of the show was announced by the Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific. The show was produced by Shanghai-based international production company Fly Films,[1] which had previously produced Shanghai Rush in 2009, a showed heavily influenced by The Amazing Race. The first series was filmed in April/June 2010 and broadcast in August 2010 by International Channel Shanghai.[2] Starting with the second season, it was announced that Dragon TV would broadcast a Chinese-language version of the show. The host for the show is Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu,[3] who was also the host of The Amazing Race Asia.
- ^ "FlyFilms". Archived from the original on September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Amazing Race Heads into China". Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Let the race begin! 'Amazing Race: China Rush' airs this weekend". CNN Go. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-07.