The Amazing Race China 3
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The Amazing Race China 3 (Chinese: 极速前进第三季) is the third season of The Amazing Race China (Chinese: 极速前进; pinyin: Jísù Qiánjìn), a Chinese reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu, it featured eight teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around the world. This season visited four continents and ten countries and travelled over 61,300 kilometres (38,100 mi) during ten leg. Starting in Beijing, racers travelled through Greece, Germany, Japan, Russia, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Spain, Italy, the United States, Mexico and Brazil before finishing in Rio de Janeiro. As this season coincided with the 2016 Summer Olympics, this season was themed after the Summer Olympic Games with each visited city previously serving as a Summer Olympics host city and many tasks themed after Olympic sports. Starting with this season, the show's name was also changed from The Amazing Race to The Amazing Race China. The season premiered on Shenzhen TV on 8 July 2016 and concluded on 16 September 2016.
The Amazing Race China 3 | |
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Season 3 | |
Presented by | Allan Wu |
No. of teams | 8 |
Winner | Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang |
No. of legs | 10 |
Distance traveled | 61,300 km (38,100 mi) |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Shenzhen TV |
Original release | 8 July (2016-07-08) – 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 18 April (2016-04-18) – 23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) |
Season chronology | |
Married couple Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang were the winners of this season, while models Liu Chang and Jin Dachuan finished in second place and friends Liu Xiang and Xu Qifeng finished in third place.