The Amazing Race 1 (China)


The Amazing Race 1 is a Chinese reality television series loosely based on the American reality TV series, The Amazing Race. It is the first season of The Amazing Race. It features eight teams of two in a race around the world. This is the second version of The Amazing Race to be produced in China, following . This new version is broadcast on Shenzhen TV, and had its premiere on October 17, 2014. The hosts for the show are Hong Kong actor Andy On and Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu, who was also the host of The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race: China Rush.
Infiniti was the main sponsor for this event, including the grand prize: 2 Infiniti Q50Ls. All logos associated with the Chinese Amazing Race had the Infiniti logo. The English translation of the show is Infiniti's Amazing Race.
Wallace Chung and his sister Jackie were the winners of the Race.

Production

Development and filming

The first season of The Amazing Race China was filmed from July 21, 2014 to November 23, 2014. The filming was not consecutive due to celebrities' schedule problems, differing from most international franchises.
A task originally arranged after the Detour of Leg 4 was cancelled due to terrible weather condition. The Pit Stop of Leg 8 was forced to moved for the same reason. Previews on the official site originally cited Austria as the destination to be visited after Greece. However, during filming, this was changed to South Korea for unknown reasons.
The Yield on Leg 6 was not aired.

Cast

This season was a celebrity edition featuring celebrities who were chosen to race on the show.

Future appearances

Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan later competed in the third season in 2016 as a replacement of another team who was axed during production on the last minute.

Marketing

The show is sponsored by Infiniti, Sohu, Satine and Eastroc Beverage.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
  1. ^ Zhong Hanliang & Jackie were subject to various placement changes on the first leg of the race:
  2. *They drove off from Luohu Stadium without their crew members, and were the 4th team to arrive at Hong Kong International Airport for the first of two flights to New York. They were given a penalty which caused them to depart last for the leg and leaving them to go on the second flight instead.
  3. *They were the 4th team to arrive at the Pit Stop, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for breaking traffic laws while driving to the Pit Stop. Chen Xiaochu & Zhen Yijian checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Zhong Hanliang & Jackie to 5th.
  4. ^ Chen Xiaochu & Zhen Yijian initially arrived 1st, but they were issued a 30-minute penalty as Chen Xiaochun had performed both of the Roadblocks on the Leg when they were instructed to alternate. This did not affect their placement. Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the Pit Stop, resulting in their elimination.
  5. Zhang Tielin & Yueliang used their Express Pass from Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang to bypass the Route Marker task at the Eagle Films Studio on Leg 3.
  6. Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3. However they still had to do one side of the Detour since Zhong Hanliang & Jackie U-Turned them before they got to the board.
  7. Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty as they moved more than five metres apart during the Detour, which was specifically prohibited by the rules. Zhang Tielin & Yueliang and Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong to 5th.
  8. Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong initially arrived 5th. However, they took a transportation vehicle to the Pit Stop when the clue instructed them to walk. They had to return to the Burj al-Arab and then walk to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
  9. Zhang Tielin & Yueliang initially arrived 3rd. However, they received a 1-hour penalty for quitting the whitewater rafting challenge. The last three teams trailing them checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to last place and resulting in their elimination.
  10. Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang, Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian and Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong were unable to complete the pottery challenge; each teams were issued a 15-minute penalty before they could continue racing.
  11. Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian exceeded the number of eggs delivered during the task, where they were supposed to deliver 120 eggs as stated in the clue. For that, they were issued a 5-minute penalty at the site.
  12. Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang broke an egg during the egg delivery challenge and were issued a 30-second penalty on the site.
  13. Zhong Hanliang & Jackie delivered some eggs to help Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian where it was prohibited per the clue. They also had lost eight eggs during the delivery, and were issued a 5-minute penalty at the site.
  14. Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian chose not to complete the octopus-eating challenge and received a 1-hour penalty before being permitted to continue.
  15. Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang were the last team to arrive at the Golden Bauhinia Square and were eliminated in the middle part of the final leg.

    Voting History

Similar to the Israeli, Australian and Philippine versions, teams on the seventh leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
Leg #:7
U-Turned:Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong
3-1-1
VoterTeam's Vote
Zhong Hanliang & JackieChen Yiru & Zhou Weitong
Li Xiaopeng & Li AnqiChen Yiru & Zhou Weitong
Jin Dachuan & Liu ChangChen Yiru & Zhou Weitong
Chen Xiaochun & Zheng YijianLi Xiaopeng & Li Anqi
Chen Yiru & Zhou WeitongZhong Hanliang & Jackie

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.
  1. An item that can be used on the Race to skip any one task of the team's choosing. The winning team keeps one for themselves but must relinquish the second to another team before the end of the sixth leg of the race.
  2. An item that must be used on the Race to revive one of the teams that had been previously eliminated.

    Race summary

Leg 1 (China → United States)

Airdate: October 17, 2014
In the very first Roadblock of The Amazing Race China, one team member had to pick up a polaroid camera to take pictures of five different kinds of people outside the Plaza Hotel: Lady with white hair; Person with a child in a stroller; someone of the opposite gender wearing a wedding ring; someone lying on the ground; someone holding a briefcase. Each racer have to take only three of the five pictures, with the racer kissing the person inside the picture, and hand it over to the photographer. Once the photographer approved the three pictures, he would give teams their next clue.
The first Detour of the Race was a choice of Good Body or Good Memory. In Good Body, teams traveled to the East River Park and have to participate in American Football. Teams have to dress in football gear, then run through a series of tires without falling over, push past a gauntlet of football players, and then kick a football over a group of players. Once teams scored a goal, they could receive their next clue. In Good Memory, teams made their way to Lombardi's Pizza. Teams then chose a series of three pizza orders and had to memorise the addresses of three different locations and carry all three orders at once through the streets to deliver them in exchange for receipts. Once they got all three receipts, they could exchange those for the next clue.
For the second Roadblock of the leg, one team member would be tied up into a straitjacket and hung upside-down at a height of four storeys and they had to free themselves from the straitjacket. After this, they would climb to a platform and take a large leap onto a soft landing pad and receive their next clue.
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Airdate: October 24, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Snap and Stomp. In Snap, teams had to find a wall near the store and would find eight antique photographs near the Cross Eyed Moose Antiques store. They had to memorize exactly the details of one of these photographs and then enter the store and then dress up exactly as the subjects in the photograph before recreating the pose for a photographer. If the photograph was taken perfectly, teams would get their next clue; otherwise, teams had to completely remove their costumes before trying again. In Stomp, teams made their way to Billy Bob's Texas and dressed in cowboy attire. They then had to learn and perform a line dance to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong had to go into the giant maze to find the four letters that spell out "MAZE" before they could continue racing.
In the first Roadblock of the leg, one team member have to choose an armadillo and place it into the playing area of a field, and then guide it towards a goal by blowing onto it or luring it with worms in order to receive their next clue.
For the second Roadblock of the leg, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to ride a zip line over the ranch, and along the way would be able to see six pictures along the ground. After getting off the zip line, they had to choose from a set of pictures to find the same pictures they saw along the way and put them in the correct order to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: October 31, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Happy Fish and Sweet Flower. In Happy Fish, teams had to find market stall #25 and catch live fish and put them into a basket. They then had to transport this basket of fish to stall #63 while carrying it on their head. Once 25 fish were delivered, teams would receive their next clue. In Sweet Flower, teams had to create a traditional Indian flower garland using 178 flowers using a given example. Once it was correct, they would receive their next clue.
For this Roadblock, one team member had to search a crowd of people for one of seven people that was assigned to their team, all while people were participating in a Holi celebration by throwing coloured dyes at each other and the racers, to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: November 7, 2014
For this Roadblock, one racer had to hit at least one of the six cricket balls bowled to the racer to receive their next clue. If teams were unable to hit any cricket balls, teams had to relinquish their turn to other teams before they could try again.
For the Fast Forward, teams traveled to a small neighbourhood where had to make 50 traditional dung cakes made of cow manure. The first team to complete the task would win the Fast Forward award.
The Detour was a choice of Slow Down or Hurry Up. In Slow Down, teams made their way to the Jhamundas Girdhari Temple and had to learn a series of five yoga poses. They then needed to perform all five within two minutes, holding each one correctly for at least 10 seconds, to receive their next clue. In Run Up, teams made their way to Balaji Pottery where they would load pots onto a tricycle delivery device, and transport the pots onto only one tricycle to a specified address. Once teams managed to deliver at least 32 unbroken pots in one trip, they could receive the next clue; otherwise, they have to go back to the Pottery to transport a new set of pots and start over.
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Airdate: November 14, 2014
, teams visited the Madinat Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab for the last part of the Race.
The Detour choices were derived from the names of the popular films translated in Chinese, namely Frozen and Fast and Furious. In Frozen, teams made their way to Ski Dubai. They had to climb to the top of the ski hill, then alternating sliding a toboggan back down into a set of ten snowman-style bowling pins. Once they either score a strike, or both members scored a spare, they could receive the next clue. In Fast and Furious, teams made their way to the Dubai Autodrome and drove an Infiniti Q50 around a course. They had to drive through a slalom of cones and then park in a designated space within 48-seconds, all without hitting any obstacles, to receive their next clue.
In the first Versus of the Race, teams have to dress in either red or green polo and ride in camels to take part in Camel Polo. The first team to score three points would receive the next clue, while the losing team have to wait for another team before they could try again; the last team remaining had to wait for 15 minutes before they could continue racing.
For their Speed Bump, Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian had to paint a traditional Arabian face painting on each other before they could continue racing.
For the Roadblock, one team member had to tandem skydive with an instructor out of a plane 4,000 metres above the ground. Once they reunited with the other team member, they could get their next clue.
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Airdate: November 21, 2014
For their Speed Bump, Zhang Yueliang & Tielin had to go to the tiger pool and scoop all the plastic balls using the tools provided before they could continue racing.
The Detour was a choice between Sharp Eyes and Seeing Stars. In Sharp Eyes, teams had to choose a board which had pictures of the eyes of five different Arabian women. Then, teams would be tied together by wristbands before they were allowed to go to the villa to search among 15 women to identify the five pictured and receive their next clue. In Seeing Stars, teams had to don dancing attire and spin-dancing continuously for 30 seconds. Then, teams had to stack eight clay vases on top of one another within 30 seconds, all without breaking, to receive their next clue. Otherwise, they have to start over from the dancing and try again.
For the Roadblock, one team member had to use a meter detector to search a marked area in the sand for the Aladdin's lamp. Teams have to unearth the lamp and could trade it for the next clue. After the task, teams have to hold the lamp for the duration of the leg.
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Airdate: November 28, 2014
The Detour was a choice of Wisdom and Courage. In Wisdom, teams would have 30 seconds to memorize the Archimedes' law written in Mandarin Chinese. They then had to correctly recite the law to an Archimedes impersonator within 20 seconds to receive their next clue. In Courage, teams had to utilize a slingshot to launch a watermelon towards a suit of armour standing away. For each round, teams would launch ten watermelons and had five rounds to knock the armour over to receive the next clue. If teams were unable to knock the armour within five rounds, they would have to do the Wisdom task.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to walk through an Ancient Greek dinner party. Afterwards, the racer had to answer a question issued by the team member who did not participate in the Roadblock. Once they answered correctly, they could receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 5, 2014
For the Speed Bump, Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong had to visit the Porto Carra Cafe to chop of onions before they could continue racing.
The first Roadblock of the leg took place at Perissa Beach, where one team member had to rock climb up the sheer face of the cliffs surrounding the beach to reach a red and yellow flag at a high point on the cliffs. They could trade the flag for the next clue upon landing to safety.
After the Roadblock, teams encountered the Detour, which was a choice between Aegean Sea and Love Potion. In Aegean Sea, one team member had to fill a bucket with water from the sea and then stand in a designated area. They then had to toss the water to their partner who was holding another bucket, trying to get as much as they could into their partner's bucket. The partner would then fill up a container with the collected water. Once their container had been filled, teams would get their next clue. In Love Potion, teams had to stack seven cocktail glasses into a pyramid, and then use a stack of mixing glasses to pour red and yellow colorful cocktails into each glass simultaneously. This had to be done in such a way that none of the cocktails were mixed. Once successful, the team would get their next clue.
For the second Roadblock of the same leg, one team member have to retrieve a key from a net on the beach and then travel out into the water. There, teams don in scuba gear and dive down to a shipwreck convert underneath the surface. There, teams have to search among the treasure chests for one that would open the chest which they could get their next clue.
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Airdate: December 12, 2014
The Detour was a choice of Outer Hall and Inner Kitchen. In Outer Hall, teams would require to learn a traditional Korean folk dance involving pots. This would involve intricate moves as well as balancing the pots on their heads. Once the dance was to the choreographer's satisfaction, they would receive their next clue. In Inner Kitchen, teams would observe and memorise a table laid out with 30 different Korean dishes. They then had to enter a different area with large pots full of the different foods and properly set a table so that it was identical to the given example. If all the 30 dishes were correctly placed, teams would receive their next clue; if not, the table would be cleared out and teams would have to start over.
In the Roadblock, which took place at Kyung Hee University, one team member have to pick up to pick up a rose from the entrance, and then search the grounds of the school for Miss Korea 2014, Kim Seo-yeon, who would be pictured at the entryway. Teams had to give the rose to this woman, amongst many similarly-dressed women. If they handed to rose over to the correct woman, teams would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 19, 2014
, teams went to Kowloon Walled City Park where they had to find the warriors to identify with history.
In the leg's first Roadblock, one team member have to don in ancient costume and walk across the square to interact with the ten figures. Afterwards, they must make their way to the throne and have to correctly identify all ten names they recalled within the given 90 seconds. Once they correctly identified the names of all the ancient figures, the Emperor would give the teams their next clue.
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in Shenzhen was the Finish Line of The Amazing Race: Jisu Qianjin.
For the final Roadblock of the Race, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock at Hong Kong had to rappel down the exterior of the Excellence Century Centre, face down in order to retrieve the next clue.
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