Shanghai Rush () is a Chinese reality television program broadcast by International Channel Shanghai as part of the TV scheduling leading up to the 2010 Shanghai Expo and designed to showcase the city. The series borrowed heavily from the themes of the American reality show The Amazing Race and was produced by Fly Films.Interview: Eric Ransdell, director of Shanghai Rush The show aired in early 2009, and ended broadcast in July of the same year. Shanghai Rush focused on travel throughout the municipality of Shanghai. After finishing Shanghai Rush, International Channel Shanghai acquired the rights to produce a show under the Amazing Race brand, resulting in the 2010 broadcast of The Amazing Race: China Rush. The winning team of Shanghai Rush was Richard Lin and Alice Tsui Lin.
Cast Applications for the first season ended February 28, 2009. Teams race through the many districts of Shanghai while performing tasks. The host is Brian Yang. There are ten teams.
Some legs have a Final Challenge. At this point, teams' overall times are converted from minutes to seconds (i.e., if a team took 45 minutes to complete the first part of the leg, their time would be reduced to 45 seconds). Then, they would complete the Final Challenge and have the time from that challenge added to their total time. Sometimes, all teams complete the Final Challenge at the same time, but this is not always the case.
Results TeamRelationshipPosition (by leg)1 23456789101112Hong Kong, United States Alice & RichardMarried8th3rd8th1st2nd3rd2nd1stUnited States Anna & HuddMarried1st6th2nd3rd4th3rd1st1st2nd1st2ndUnited States Liz & Nic Friends9th7th6th6th2nd3rd2nd3rd1stGermany, China Helmut & MuziDating4th2nd1st2nd6th4th5th4th1st2ndSpain, Australia Justin & MattiClassmates5th4th1st2nd3rdChina, England AJ & RebeccaBest Friends7th9th3rd5th1st5th4thBrazil Fernanda & RodrigoDating3rd1st5th4th3rd6thUnited States David & NormaMother/Son8th4th7th5thUnited States, China Lauren & WilliamFriends2nd5th7thUnited States Marilyn & MelanieRoommates6th
Key A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated. An team placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg.
Notes
Lauren & William did not have a pre-existing relationship before participating on Shanghai Rush. While they were auditioning, their original teammates could not make it and they decided to team up. AJ & Rebecca were disqualified from the Final Challenge as neither of them had a valid driver's license. As a result, the slowest lap time was added to their overall time. Due to a shoulder injury Alice sustained during the rest period, Alice & Richard withdrew from the competition. Due to the injury, they were allowed to select one other team to replace them through the race: Justin & Matti. Alice & Richard were allowed to be returned to the show at this point in what was dubbed a "comeback episode". Leg 11 was a double elimination leg. The last two teams to be checked in at the Finish Line were both eliminated.
Prizes The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Leg 1 – Two M1 electric scooters from Spicy Motors Leg 2 – Organic food package and vouchers Leg 3 – Two one-year memberships to Eternity Fitness Leg 4 – Two Fossil watches Leg 5 – 50 Y+ Yoga lessons Leg 6 – Two skin care packages from Kanebo Leg 7 – Two nights in a deluxe suite at the Hilton Beijing Leg 8 – Two sets of luggage from UTC and two tickets to the Tennis Masters Cup Leg 9 – Two nights in a deluxe suite at the Wangfujing Hilton Beijing Leg 10 – Two vouchers for O Spa Leg 11 – Two skin care packages from Kanebo Leg 12 – A year's accommodation in two luxury villas at Gemdale Green World
Race summary
Leg 1 (Pudong)
Pudong, Shanghai, China (Oriental Pearl Tower) Starting Line Pudong (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum) Pudong (China Europe International Business School) Pudong (Century Park) Pudong (Century Park – Gate 1) Finish Line
Tasks At the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, teams must go head to head with a robot in a game of archery and score more points than the robot to receive their next clue from a teacher. At Century Park, teams must ride tandem bicycles and try to find the boat deck for their next clue. At the aforementioned boat deck, one team member had to ride a paddle boat and search for their next clue.
Leg 2 (Jiading)
Jiading (Temple of Confucius) Starting Line Jiading (Hui Long Tan) Jiading (Fahua Pagoda) Jiading (Bo Le Square) Jiading (GuYi Garden) Jiading (Nanxiang Xiaolong Restaurant) Jiading (Gemdale Green World) Jiading (Shanghai International Circuit) Final Challenge; Finish Line
Tasks At The Dragon's Pond, teams had to search within the park for their next clue. After finding it, they had to climb up many stairs and ring the bell at the top before looking for their next location at the Fahua Pagoda At Bo Le Square, teams had to find some waiting taxis to take them to Guyi Garden. At Guyi Garden, teams had to find a tablet describing the "turtle of longevity". At the Nanxiang Xiaolong Restaurant, each team member had to prepare 20 Xiaolongbao, a type of steamed dumpling. During the Final Challenge at the Shanghai International Circuit, each team had to complete one lap around a 5.5 km course in an F1 Race Car.
Leg 3 (Songjiang)
Songjiang (Shanghai Film Studio) Starting Line Songjiang (She Shan Basilica) Songjiang (She Shan Hill) Songjiang (Thames Town – Eternity Fitness Boot Camp) Final Challenge; Finish Line
Tasks At the Film Studio, teams had to search the backlot for their next clue. At Sheshan Church, teams had to perform a martial arts stunt that is often used in films. They would be hoisted up in the air by a wire and would then have to plummet to the ground upside down. They would stop their descent just before reaching the ground and would then receive their next clue. In the Final Challenge at Thames Town, teams would enter boot camp and had to run "The gauntlet". First, they would put on fat suits and run through a course. Then, without the fat suits, they had to run through an obstacle course similar to an army training course and fight their way past the trainers to the finish line. This course included using shields to repel enemy fire, rappelling down the side of a building, and being punched by trainers using padded weapons.
Leg 4 (Yangpu)
Yangpu (Jiangwan Sports Center) Starting Line Yangpu (Fuxing Island – Southern Bridge) Yangpu (Art & Culture Space at 2218 Yang Shu Pu Road) Yangpu (Wujiaochang) Yangpu (Shanghai Waterworks Science & Technology Museum) Yangpu (Art & Culture Space) Finish Line
Tasks At Jiang Wan Sports Stadium, teams had to search the many seats for their next clue. At Art & Culture Space, teams had to write the name of You Are the Chef in Traditional Chinese lettering. At Wujiaochang, teams had to complete a lap of the underground walkway. At the Shanghai Waterworks Museum, teams would find a 3 digit code near the underground workers exhibit (The code was written on the helmets) and had to search for briefcases that they could unlock with the keys.
Leg 5 (Changning)
Changning (Shanghai Sculpture Space) Starting Line Changning (Zhongshan Park) Changning (Shanghai Zoo) Changning (Soong Ching-ling Memorial) Changning (Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School) Changning (Multimedia Life Plaza) Finish Line
Tasks At the Shanghai Sculpture Space, teams had to search the sculpture gardens outside for their first clue. Teams had to search through Zhongshan Park to find their next clue. The clue found in Zhongshan Park had teams figure out where they could find Panthera tigris amoyensis, Ailuropoda melanoleuca and golden monkey. Teams had to find out that these animals could be found at the Shanghai Zoo. Once at the Shanghai Zoo, teams had to take a picture of the three aforementioned animals. At the #3 Girls' Middle School, one team member must participate in an exam. If they get 5 questions correct, they'll receive their next clue.
Leg 6 (Hongkou)
Hongkou (1933 Slaughterhouse) Starting Line Hongkou (Duolun Road) Hongkou (Shanghai Post Museum) Hongkou (Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum) Hongkou (International Cruise Terminal) Final Challenge; Finish Line
Tasks In 1933, teams had to search the slaughterhouse for their next clue. The clue found at 1933 was a fill in the blanks exercise that led teams to Duolun Road that contained a broken passage about Lu Xun and Ding Ling. If teams could learn enough history from the people and attractions of the historic street, they could take their completed clue to an Antique Shop (appropriately enough found at the address of 1933) for their next clue. At the Post Museum, teams had to piece together their next address using three postcards found in the mail-sorting machine. If they got the address correct, they could exchange the three postcards to someone on the roof for their next clue (which led them to a completely different address). At the Jewish Refugees Museum, teams had to copy down a famous speech made by Yitzhak Rabin. Then they had to recall the address that they earlier pieced together with the postcards. This would lead them to their Final Challenge. In the Final Challenge at the International Cruise Terminal, one team member would be blindfolded and had to cross a giant map that was laid out on the ground. They had to make their way from New York City to Shanghai, but they could only walk along the oceans. If they touched land, they would have to start over.
Leg 7 (Qingpu)
Qingpu (Qinglong Temple) Starting Line Qingpu (Qingpu Museum) Qingpu (Zhujiajiao – Han Da Long Restaurant) Qingpu (Zhujiajiao – Chenghuangmiao) Qingpu (Zhujiajiao – Stinky Tofu Store) Qingpu (Oriental Green Boat Theme Park) Finish Line
Tasks At Qinglong Temple, teams had to count the number of small monk statues around the temple to get their next clue. Then, before leaving for their next destination, teams had to toss a coin into the highest opening of a fountain. When leaving Qinglong Temple, teams found taxis provided for them. However, all of the drivers were from downtown Shanghai and had never been to Qingpu before. In Zhujiajiao Old Town, teams had to find a gondola dock behind the Han Da Long Restaurant. Then, they would take a gondola ride down the river to Chenghuangmiao, where they found their next clue and three-wheeled bicycles to ride to their next destination. At the Stinky Tofu Store, teams had to purchase and eat two orders of stinky tofu. At the Oriental Green Boat Theme Park, teams participated in a bean bag relay by taking turns tossing a bean bag to one another. Whoever was currently holding the bean bag could not move while the other team member had to move further down the path, but not far enough away as to be unable to catch the bean bag. Once they crossed the finish line of the relay, the leg was over. If teams dropped the bean bag, they had to start from the beginning.
Leg 8 (Minhang)
Minhang (Qi Zhong Tennis Center) Starting Line Minhang (Jinjiang Amusement Park) Minhang (Qibao – Cotton Mill) Minhang (Minhang Sports Park) Minhang (Yinqixing Indoor Ski Area) Final Challenge; Finish Line
Tasks At the Qi Zhong Tennis Center, which is fashioned like a stadium, one team member must hit a tennis ball from the upper level seating and the other team member must catch it while standing on the fields below. If successful, they'll get their next clue. At Jinjiang Amusement Park, teams were told to find and ride something "big and round". This turned out to be the ferris wheel, which measures to 108m high. At Qibao's Cotton Mill teams will find their next clue with 100¥ which they must use to purchase a costume (or parts to make a costume). They will then put on a show for the people of Qibao and must earn 7¥ before getting their next clue. At Minhang Sports Park, teams were told to find a wooden suspension bridge.