A Date With Luyu
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A Date With Luyu 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
, its host and creator, Chen Luyu
, has been called "China's Oprah". The show includes a studio audience of about 300, and tackles issues that traditionally have been censored by Chinese media officials; its guests have included people who are HIV
-positive, lesbian
s, and transsexuals. Despite discussing some taboo
subjects, the show has yet to run afoul of Chinese censors, according to Luyu. Many of her guests are celebrities.
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. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/05/25/clinton-and-geithner-on-a-date-with-luyu/ 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.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
television talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
that airs on Phoenix Television
Phoenix Television
Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd or Phoenix Television is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster that serves the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong along with other markets with substantial Chinese viewers...
. Because the show emulates the success and format of The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, its host and creator, Chen Luyu
Chen Luyu
Chen Luyu , born 12 June 1970, is a famous Chinese anchor and host affiliated with Phoenix Television. She has been likened as "China's Oprah" owing to the popularity of her talk show.She is currently the host of the talk show programme A Date With Luyu....
, has been called "China's Oprah". The show includes a studio audience of about 300, and tackles issues that traditionally have been censored by Chinese media officials; its guests have included people who are HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
-positive, lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
s, and transsexuals. Despite discussing some taboo
Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
subjects, the show has yet to run afoul of Chinese censors, according to Luyu. Many of her guests are celebrities.
It is noted that some interviews are conducted in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, with Chinese subtitles, as was the cases when Lu Yu interviewed Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...
, Nick Vujicic
Nick Vujicic
Nicholas James Vujicic is an Australian preacher and motivational speaker. Born with Tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs...
, and Hillary Clinton with Timothy Geithner. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/05/25/clinton-and-geithner-on-a-date-with-luyu/ 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.