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A Date With Luyu (also spelled A Date With Lu Yu) (simplified Chinese: 鲁豫有约; traditional Chinese: 魯豫有約; pinyin: Lǔyù Yǒu Yuē) is a popular Chinese television talk show that airs on Phoenix Television. Because the show emulates the success and format of The Oprah Winfrey Show[citation needed], its host and creator, Chen Luyu, has been called "China's Oprah"[citation needed]. 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,[1] business leaders such as Robin Li, diplomatic figures such as US ambassador to China Gary Locke,[2] academics such as Prof Michael Dobson[3] and sports figures such as Shane Battier. She is also willing to address controversial subjects.[citation needed]
| A Date with Luyu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 鲁豫有约 | |
| Genre | Talk show |
| Created by | Chen Luyu |
| Presented by | Chen Luyu |
| Starring | Chen Luyu |
| Narrated by | Chen Luyu |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Mandarin English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Beijing |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Phoenix New Media Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | PHTV, HBS, AHTV |
| Release | 1998 – present |
| Related | |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | |
It is noted that some interviews are conducted in English, with Chinese subtitles, as was the cases when Lu Yu interviewed Wentworth Miller, Nick Vujicic, and Hillary Clinton with Timothy Geithner.[4] Audience members are required to understand English in these instances, because Lu Yu has warned about problems with interviews being done entirely in a single language, i.e. Mandarin Chinese.
Luyu averages 140 million viewers per show.
References
edit- ^ Li Yundi, The Pianist Legend Phoenix website
- ^ Mr. & Mrs. Locke - The China Dream of the U.S Ambassador to China Phoenix TV Website
- ^ Shakespeare Institute has 'A Date with Lu Yu' Shakespeare Institute website 5-July-2012
- ^ WSJ Blog
External links
edit- Chen Luyu's Autobiography, 陈鲁豫新版心相约
- MacDonald, James (March 4, 2007). "Chen Lu Yu: 'China's Oprah'". CNN. Retrieved on March 5, 2007.
- Liu, Melinda (October 10, 2005). "The Last Word: Chen Luyu". Newsweek International Edition. Retrieved on March 5, 2007.
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