The Amazing Race China 3
The Amazing Race China 3 () is the third instalment of the Chinese reality television series "The Amazing Race China" () (Previously known as "The Amazing Race"). Based on the American reality TV series "The Amazing Race", it features eight teams of two in a race around the world. The name was changed from "The Amazing Race" to "The Amazing Race China" from this season onwards, as shown on its clues. Infiniti left as the main sponsor to produce "Race the World", with By-Health becoming the main sponsor for this season. The season premiered on July  8, 2016 and concluded on September 16, 2016. Married couple Guo Jingjing and Kenneth Fok (referred to in the show as Huo Qigang) were the winners of this season. Production. Development and filming. Tapings for the series begin on April 18 in Beijing and ended on July 23 at Rio de Janeiro. This season changed its name from "The Amazing Race" to "The Amazing Race China", with the changing name shown on the clues and promotion for the show, and also adopting the American-style title sequence (based on Season 23) instead of a unique title card used from the  first two seasons. All the cities visited in this series had hosted Summer Olympics, and the finale was set in the host city of 2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As such, the theme for the season was based on the Olympic Games. Luo Xuejuan appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during Leg 1 in Athens, outside the stadium where she won a gold medal for women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo, who lit the 1992 Summer Olympic flame during the opening ceremony by shooting a flaming arrow, appeared as a  Pit Stop greeter during Leg 5. This is also the first season in "The Amazing Race China" that the Finish Line was not held in the home nation of China, and none of the eliminated teams were present at the Finish Line. Cast. Similar to the first and second season, this season featured celebrities who were chosen to race on the show. Among which teams include a former Olympic diver, members from SNH48, and news anchors from . Taiwanese-American singer and former F4 members Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu also involved in this season along with his sister, Yao Fengfeng  or Melody. Originally, Huang Jingyu and Xu Weizhou were cast, but were axed at the last minute for unknown reasons and were replaced by Season 1 racers Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan. After Leg 2, upon the recommendation of doctors, Ji Longxiang (of Liu Xiang & Ji Longxiang) had to quit the show. Liu Xiang's partner and best friend Xu Qifeng replaced Ji starting on Leg 3. Future appearances. SNH48 racer Huang Tingting would later appear during the first leg of the next season as a replacement to another racer, who was unable to attend the tapings on that time. Marketing . This season featured brand new sponsors which were prominently featured in the show as well as on promotional material. In each leg, teams were able to pick up McDonald's food and Eastroc Super Drink at specific points, and the top three were given By-Health protein drinks at every Pit Stop once they were officially checked-in. The show was also sponsored by Centaine, Bactroban and LiangMianZhen toothpaste. Programming. A preview episode (), sponsored by Centaine, was broadcast before the start of the episode, featuring a few minutes on the start of the leg, as well as snippets from the  previous episode. Similar to previous seasons, a two-part special season-end reunion/recap, "Jin Xing Reviewing the Race" (), was aired a week after the season finale aired, on September 23 and 30, 2016. The show, hosted by Jin Xing (also a racer this season and host of "The Jin Xing Show"), discusses the top four of eight teams to review the season as a whole. Results. The following teams participated in the season, 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: Voting history. Similar to the Israeli, Australian and Philippine versions, teams on the fifth leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team with the most votes had to complete the other option of the Detour they did not select. Prizes. The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Race summary. Leg 1 (China → Greece). Airdate: July 8, 2016 In this season's first Roadblock, one team member would be hooked  up to a harness and hoisted into the air, just like the dancers from the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. They then had to make five forward flips in the air while being raised upwards and five backwards flips while being lowered to receive their next clue. This season's first Detour was a choice between ( – Archimedes) or ( – Spartan Warriors). In Archimedes, teams have to solve a 14-piece tangram to receive their next clue. If teams found their puzzle difficult to solve, they had to hike to the top of the amphitheatre where they would be given a scroll  showing the placement of two pieces. In Spartan Warriors, teams had to complete javelin and discus throwing events. Both team members had to throw the discus beyond a specified line and hit a haybale with their javelin to receive their next clue. Leg 2 (Greece → Germany). Airdate: July 22, 2016 In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride a zip-line and match a ski pose to receive their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei had to make and eat ten white sausage of the same size before they could continue  racing. This leg's Detour was a choice between ( – Cheers) or ( – Revelry). In Cheers, teams had to carry twenty-two full steins of beer through the Mohrenplatz and carefully deliver them all at once through the crowd without dropping any of them or spilling more than six of them past a line on the stein to receive their next clue. In Revelry, teams had to learn and correctly perform the Schuhplattler, a traditional Bavarian dance, to receive their next clue. In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to learn a  Bavarian love song at the log house and then serenade their partner while perched on a ladder. If they could pronounce the words correctly and stay on key, they would receive their next clue. If they were incorrect, a bucket of water would be dumped on them and they would have to start over. Leg 3 (Germany → Japan). Airdate: July 29, 2016 This leg's Detour choices were based on two Japanese manga: ( – "Sailor Moon") or ( – "Case Closed"). In "Sailor Moon", one team member had to dress as a character from series at the Maidreamin maid café. Then, teams  had to search for a man dressed as the character Tuxedo Mask around the Shibuya Crossing to receive their next clue. In "Case Closed", teams had to travel to a forensics training facility. There, teams had to locate ten pieces of bones and teeth inside a simulated crime scene, mark each spot with a flag, measure the locations, and correctly graph each piece to scale on an evidence sheet to receive their next clue from a crime scene analyst. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress as a ninja and complete three ninja training courses (scaling  a wall, navigating a rope course, and throwing a shuriken) to receive their next clue. Leg 4 (Japan → Russia). Airdate: August 5, 2016 In this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to travel by taxi to the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard and change into costumes. Then, one team member had to walk with a spinning plate to their partner, who had to bring back to the start. Once complete, both team members had to perform a four-part aerial routine. The first team to complete both routines would win the Fast Forward award (a Saint Basil's  Cathedral figurine). This leg's Detour was a choice between ( – Hibiscus Out of Water) or ( – Military Edge Flower). In Hibiscus Out of Water, teams had to learn and perform a synchronized swimming routine with six other swimmers of the Russian national developmental team to the satisfaction of a judge to receive their next clue. In Military Edge Flower, teams had to dress up as Russian soldiers and to learn and perform the steps of the Trepak dance to the satisfaction of a judge to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member was shown a brief  slideshow showing the time and time zone of either Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro or London, a map of Russia's nine different time zones with their UTC offsets and the same Russian time zone map without the UTC offsets but with several other Russian cities highlighted. After the show, they had to fill in the corresponding local times for any five cities within an allotted time period to receive their next clue. If they were wrong or ran out of time, they had to watch the presentation and do the quiz again. Leg 5 (Russia → China → Spain ). Airdate: August 12, 2016 For their Speed Bump, Jin Xing & Heinz had to each don a traditional Spanish giant costume and walk around the whole plaza before they could continue racing. This leg's Detour was a choice between ( – Torero) or ( – Sleepwalker). In Torero, teams had to make their way to the Gran Teatre del Liceu, watch a medley of songs from the opera "Carmen", and then each team member had to correctly answer a quester about details of opera to receive their next clue. In Sleepwalker, teams had to make their way to Port Vell, where each team member  had to don a sleeping hat and carry a bed to the starting line. Then, teams had to convince locals to carry them to the finish line away to receive their next clue. If either the teams or the bed touches the ground during the task, teams had to ask other locals to help before they could continue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to make their way to Camp de Tir Olímpic de Mollet, where one team member had to use a shotgun to shoot down five clay targets to receive their next clue. Each round had five  shots, and racers' scores carried over to the next round. Leg 6 (Spain → Italy). Airdate: August 19, 2016 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a mask and then search through a masquerade ball for a guest wearing exactly the same mask to receive their next clue. For this season's first Face Off, teams competed in three Olympic track and field events: 110 metres hurdles, racewalking and long jump. Each team member had to compete in at least one event. The first team to win two events would receive their next clue while the  losing team had to wait for another team. The last team had to wait for an hourglass to empty before they could continue racing. This leg's Detour was a choice between ( – Roman Numerals) or ( – Roman Trebuchet). In Roman Numerals, teams had to count three specific things in Piazza Navona: the number of balloons attached to a vendor's bike (56), the number of bearded men on the three fountains' statues (14) and the number of paintings from four art vendors that depicted events from previous legs (28). Using the numbers given, they then had to write the numbers into  a provided equation [(56 + 14) x 28], then solve it (1960 – referencing the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome) and write the answer in Roman numerals (MCMLX) to receive their next clue. In Roman Trebuchet, teams had to use all provided parts to build a fully functional trebuchet and launch a cannonball past a marked line to receive their next clue. Leg 7 (Italy → United States). Airdate: August 26, 2016 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb a rope ladder to a hanging platform. They then walked onto a beam from which they had to  jump off and grab both halves of a hanging clue. If they failed to grab either one or both halves, they would need to climb up the ladder for another attempt. This leg's Detour was a choice between ( – Mid Court) or ( – Full Court). In Mid Court, teams had to learn and perform a Laker Girls cheerleading routine set to the tune of "Mickey" to receive the next clue. In Full Court, teams had to complete an NBA official skill challenge, where both team members had to perform an alley-oop, dribble through an obstacle course, perform a bounce pass  into a vertical hoop and perform a free throw and a 3-point shot at the side of the hoop, within four minutes to receive the next clue. Leg 8 (United States). Airdate: September 2, 2016 For this leg's Face Off, one team member from each team would ride in a monster truck while holding a large container of water collected and given to them by their partner. Racers to keep as much water as they can in the container during the monster truck course. The team who lost the least amount of water would receive the next clue  while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team had to wait for an hourglass to empty before they could continue racing. This season's final Detour was a choice between ( – Color) or ( – Beat). In Color, which only had three stations, teams had to correctly re-create a piece of local graffiti art to the satisfaction of the artist to receive their next clue. In Beat, teams had to learn and sing "Wang Dang Doodle", an English-language blues song, to the satisfaction of the audience to receive their next clue. Leg 9 (United States →  Mexico). Airdate: September 9, 2016 In a combined Intersection and Face Off, the winning team from the previous leg determined the team pair-ups to compete in a 4 × 100 metres relay race. The losing Intersected teams would serve a 15-minute penalty while the winning teams would continue racing. Afterwards, teams were no longer Intersected. In this leg's first Roadblock, teams had to travel to the National Museum of Anthropology and find a group of performers called the "Voladores de Papantla". Then, one team member had to climb a pole and swing around the pole suspended on  ropes to the ground for five minutes to receive their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan had to make acceptable 20 tortillas before they could continue racing. In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to put on a dress made of balloons, follow a marked path through a field of cacti and find a sombrero, which they would exchange for their next clue. However, teams would receive a penalty based on how many balloons popped or were missing from the dress. Leg 10 (Mexico → Brazil ). Airdate: September 16, 2016 In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to ride a wakeboard around a course in the water until they could reach and touch a yellow ramp without falling off to receive their next clue.