Ren Luyu (, born 9 May 1978) is a Chinese television host.
Early life
Ren was born in
Xinxiang
Xinxiang ( ; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China.
It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the pr ...
, Henan, China. Ren's first name, "Luyu" is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsHenan University.
Career
Ren worked for Henan Television. In 2002, he was hired into the Western department of
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six lan ...
(CCTV). He hosted the show ''Want a Challenge?'', then took on a series of roles in the music channel of CCTV.
Ren was a host on the
CCTV New Year's Gala
The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...