''A Date With Luyu'' (also spelled ''A Date With Lu Yu'') () is a popular Chinese television

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. Because the show emulates the success and format of ''

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Chen Luyu Chen Luyu (), born 12 June 1970, is a Chinese journalist and talk show host with Phoenix Television. She has been described as "China's Oprah" owing to the popularity of her talk show. She hosts the talk show programme '' A Date With Luyu''.

, has been called "China's Oprah". The show includes a studio audience of about 300. The show covers a wide range of issues: interviewees range from artists and musicians such as Li Yundi, business leaders such as

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, diplomatic figures such as US ambassador to China Gary Locke, academics such as Prof Michael Dobson and sports figures such as Shane Battier. She is also willing to address controversial subjects. It is noted that some interviews are conducted in English, with Chinese subtitles, as was the cases when Lu Yu interviewed

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. Luyu averages 140 million viewers per show.

References

External links

* Chen Luyu's Autobiography
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