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''. The show premiered on 13 November 2014 on the network Shanghai Dragon TV. Series 1 was hosted by

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, and

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, Series 2 by

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, and Ou Han-sheng. The show also features a segment similar to Star in a Reasonably Priced Car (

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in Series 1 and

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in Series 2) and a Chinese Stig, whose identity is currently unknown.

Episodes

History

The first attempt at a Chinese Top Gear was in 2011. In May 2014, BBC announced that it has signed a deal with Honyee Media to produce a local version of Top Gear in China. On 13 November 2014, the first series of the Top Gear China premiered on Shanghai

Dragon Television Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV () is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as "Shanghai Television" but changed its name to Dragon Television on October 23, 2003.Cheng Lei Cheng Lei (; born on August 26, 1971) is a Chinese television presenter. Cheng Lei was a student in Shanghai Theater Academy in 1990s. After graduation, he was chosen as a host for ''Broken Brain'' (智力大沖浪) by Shanghainese producer Xi ...

, a veteran Chinese TV presenter,

, a

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ese singer and actor, and

, a former Olympic gold-medalist in diving. Production started in July 2014. Filming took place in various locations, such as: Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Guizhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Wuxi.

Reception

Season 2 has had a total audience of 217 million with 5 episodes.

References

External links

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