The Amazing Race China 4

Production

Development and filming

Marketing

Broadcasting

Cast

Results

• A team placement means the team was eliminated.
• An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg.
• An underlined team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and no penalty was issued.
• A indicates that the team decided to use the first Express Pass on that leg. A indicates the team had previously been given the second Express Pass and used it on that leg.
• An indicates that there was a Face Off on this leg, while an indicates the team that lost the Face Off and received a 15-minute penalty.
• A or a indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; or indicates the team who received it.
• A means that team chose to use the Yield; indicates the team who received it.

1. As Lu Ting was not available at the time of filming on Leg 1, another member of the SNH48 Team NII, Huang Tingting, took over for Lu Ting for the entire leg instead.
2. Qiang Zi & Zhang Xingyue initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty as Qiang Zi touched the cables during the river crossing task, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun checked in during the penalty time, dropping Qiang Zi & Zhang Xingyue to 4th.
3. Due to passport problems, Zhang Xiaocheng was given an alternative flight to Copenhagen while the episode was recording. His teammate, Wu Minxia, was given an option to either sit out this leg or to perform all the tasks in that leg alone and chose the latter.
4. Fan Bingbing & Xie Yilin used their Express Pass to bypass the second Roadblock. Before using the Express Pass, Fan Bingbing elected to perform the Roadblock. This was reflected in their total Roadblock count.
5. Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming incurred a 2-hour penalty at the Pit Stop after Zhang Jike electing to forfeit the leg's second Roadblock. As they arrived at the Pit Stop last, they were not issued a penalty.
6. Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun used their Express Pass given by Fan Bingbing & Xie Yilin earlier on the leg to bypass the Face Off. As Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun departed 6th from the Face Off, Fan Bingbing & Xie Yilin had no one to compete against after they arrived at the location last. As a result, they completed the Face Off by themselves and thus were not issued a Face Off penalty.
7. Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming elected to withdraw from the show at the Detour of Leg 7 due to an injury Zhang Jike sustained during Leg 6. As a result, Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming did not make it to the Pit Stop. After all other teams had checked-in at the Pit Stop, instead of Allan coming to the Detour location, Allan declared Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming's elimination at the Pit Stop after the leg was over. In their post-show interview at the end of the programme, they "felt unable to carry on the tasks in the rest of the race".
8. Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 15-minute penalty as they broke the rule during Face Off where all members of the losing team must fall into the water before declared losing, which they did not follow when losing those rounds. Wu Minxia & Zhang Xiaocheng and Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming checked in during the penalty time, dropping Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun to 5th.

Voting history

Prizes

• Leg 1 – One-night accommodation to Disney Explorers Lodge.
• Leg 2 – Two bicycle souvenirs.
• Leg 3 – One wood horse souvenir.
• Leg 10 – A pair of trophies.

Race summary

Leg 1 (Hong Kong)

• Wan Chai District, Hong Kong, China
• Central and Western District
• Lantau Island, Islands District
• Lantau Island
• Wan Chai District
• Central and Western District
• Yau Tsim Mong District

• At Pier 10 of Central Ferry Piers, teams joined a dragon boat team and would compete in a race to receive their next clue in order they finished the task.
• At the Disney Explorers Lodge inside Hong Kong Disneyland, team had to look through the exhibit to find pictures or objects depicting tasks or country visits related to the past three seasons of The Amazing Race China. Teams then had to describe the task to Mickey and Minnie using descriptions of pictures or objects along with the name of the task or the places visited to get their next clue from the table, and a piece of a Star Ferry model. Additionally, one of the seven clue envelopes also contained two Express Passes.
• At the Inspirational Lake Recreation Centre, teams had to slide wood blocks while suspended mid-air and retrieve a flag in a rope course to receive the next clue. With only three available stations, if teams were unable to reach the red-marker line within the first ten minutes, or if either team members fell into the water, they had to relinquish the spot to other teams before they could start over.
• At Lin Fa Temple, teams had to take a pile of 300 burning joss sticks and insert the sticks onto the pomelo to complete the Pearl. When their work was to the temple supervisor's satisfaction, teams would then hold the Pearl during the dragon dance before they were allowed to get their next clue from the box.
• After the Detour, teams had to arrange the Star Ferry models that they received while completing the tasks to form the name of the Pit Stop: the Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower.

Leg 2 (Hong Kong → Denmark)

• Chek Lap Kok to Copenhagen, Denmark
• Copenhagen
• Copenhagen
• Copenhagen
• Copenhagen
• Copenhagen

• At GoBoat's terminal, teams operated a GoBoat to search for English letters around the city to figure out the location of the Pit Stop: Nyhavn.

Leg 3 (Denmark → Sweden)

• Copenhagen to Stockholm, Sweden
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm

• At the area near Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen, teams had to make a maypole for a Midsummer Festival to the judge's approval to receive their next clue and a piece of a treasure map.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to assemble the pieces they were given into a complete treasure map and walk their way to their Pit Stop.

Leg 4 (Sweden)

• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm
• Stockholm

• After passing the Yield, teams had to collect as many recyclables as they could find while walking to the Coop Medborgarplastsen. They had to deposit their recyclables into the automated recycling station and present their receipt to the attendant who would give them their next clue and another bag of glass. The team with the most recyclables collected would receive an advantage on the next leg.

Leg 5 (Sweden → China)

• Stockholm to Hefei, Anhui, China
• Hefei
• Hefei
• Hefei
• Hefei
• Hefei
• Hefei
• Hefei

• At the start of the leg, teams had to choose one of eight car keys and a calligraphy box before making their way outside to a line of parked 140 identical JAC Refine S7 SUVs. They would need to find the SUV to which their set of keys belonged to using only the VIN printed on the keychain. Once found, a JAC technician would hand them the next clue. Teams could either drive the SUV themselves or hire a driver for the rest of the leg.
• At Huangshan Park, teams had to strike a drum to summon the "emperor". Then, teams would present their collected calligraphy materials for the emperor to write out the location of the Pit Stop.

Leg 6 (China → Singapore)

• Hefei to Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore
• Singapore

• At the Chinese Gardens, teams had to listen to several "students" of Confucius walking around the pavilion and find one reciting a Confucian proverb. They then had to use a calligraphy brush to correctly write the proverb on a scroll and present it to the master to receive their next clue.
• At 138 Depot Road gymnasium, teams had to learn and perform a Chinese lion dance, which included rolling and hoisting their team member up into the air, with a lion dance troupe on a nearby stage to receive their next clue.
• At Kim Choo Kueh Chang, teams had to use a smartphone, which had three close-up photos of patterns and designs, to search the store for three articles of clothing with the patterns on them and don the clothes to receive their next clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to arrange all their puzzle pieces provided during the leg to reveal the location of the Pit Stop: Merlion Park.

Leg 7 (Singapore → Vietnam)

• Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City

• At the Bình Quới Tourist Village, teams had to properly attach 100 shrimp baskets to a single bicycle. One team member then had to ride the bicycle to the other side of the village to receive their next clue.
• Outside Saigon Central Post Office, teams had to search for the woman holding one of the seven postcards, which had the address for the next clue written on the back on it.
• After the Detour, teams traveled to Kingdom Karaoke, where they were given a choice of four songs, all with lyrics in Chinese dialects of either Mandarin, Cantonese or Taiwanese translated into Vietnamese to perform karaoke on the stage. If they performed it correctly without making any mistakes or singing the original language, they received their next clue.

Leg 8 (Vietnam → China → Macau)

• Ho Chi Minh City to Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
• Zhuhai
• Zhuhai
• Zhuhai
• Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Macau
• Zona do Aterro de Cotai
• Zona do Aterro de Cotai
• Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier

• In Zhuhai, a multi-part task took place within the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom. In the main entrance hall, there was a large LED display along the ceiling featuring aquatic images as well as various Amazing Race-related hints, only one of which specifically directed teams to a location.
• At the Polar Explorer penguin exhibit, teams had to lure penguins, each with a different coloured band with beads on their flippers, onto a scale using fish. Once they correctly weighed ten different penguins, they received their next clue. Only two teams were permitted in the habitat at a time, and they had a ten-minute time limit before they had to go to the back of the line.
• At the Whale Shark Exhibit Aquarium, one team member put on scuba gear and enter the whale shark tank. From a designated area, their partner showed them five different marine animals, each of which they had to find in the tank and take a photograph of with a waterproof camera. Once all five animals were shot on camera, with the animal fully in the photograph, they received their next clue.
• Before leaving Zhuhai, teams had to collect a Chimelong dolphin mascot plush, which they had to retain for the rest of the leg.
• At the Macau Yeng Kee Bakery, teams had to properly make 20 almond biscuits using traditional methods to receive the next clue.
• At St. Marco's Square in the Venetian Macau, teams had to choose and learn a traditional gondolier song, either "Funiculì, Funiculà" or "Santa Lucia", and sing it while riding a gondola around the resort's recreation of the canals of Venice to receive their next clue from the gondolier.

Leg 9 (Macau → Malaysia)

• Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Shah Alam
• Subang
• Putrajaya
• Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lumpur

• At The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur, teams would receive their first clue and a piece of a Buddhi Batiks sari.
• At Dusun Taman Warisan Pertanian teams were give a traditional blowgun and ten darts with which to shoot three hanging pineapples. Each team member had to hit at least one to receive the clue for the second Roadblock and a piece of a Buddhi Batiks sari. If they ran out of darts, they had to start over.
• After the second Roadblock, teams had to take part in a traditional dance of the Murut people. If they failed, they would be thrown off the stage. Once performed correctly, each team member had to jump on a bamboo trampoline that was adjusted to their height to grab an Amazing Race flag hanging overhead to receive their next clue and a piece of a Buddhi Batiks sari.
• In the final task of the leg at Batik Studio, teams assembled the pieces of the Buddhi Batiks saris collected throughout this leg to reveal a unique pattern that they had to recreate as they designed their own sari. After finding stencils matching their design from a set, they used them to properly apply the patterns to the fabric. If their finished sari's design matched their given example, they could then proceed to dye it and receive their next clue.

Leg 10 (Malaysia → China)

• Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai, China
• Shanghai
• Shanghai
• Shanghai
• Shanghai
• Shanghai to Chuzhou, Anhui
• Chuzhou
• Chuzhou

• At the Shanghai Film Studios, teams were treated to a jazz step dancing performance. During the performance, the dancers would lift their legs revealing names of the dancers under their shoes. After the performance, teams would be given five minutes to write down the names of all ten dancers onto the correct pictures in the correct order, all without taking any notes. Once the team correctly identified all ten, they would receive their next clue. If teams were unable to identify all ten dancers within the allotted time, they had to watch the performance again.
• At the China Pavilion, teams had to properly assemble the sculpture design of the model of “The Bridge built by Many Men”, using the picture provided in the clue as a reference. Once the sculpture was arranged properly, they could receive their next clue.
• At 114 Jiansu Road, teams had to search for Blocks 18-20 for the next clue. Only one clue can be found in each block.
• At the HeiHeiRu Plant, teams had to complete the final memory task. Given an answer board with spaces numbered for the ten legs, they removed covers one at a time, revealing a symbol of a Roadblock, Detour, Route Info or Pit Stop, along with the task they completed or a phrase heard or read from various sources throughout previous legs. Teams then had to search through 150 identical clue boxes to find a picture depicting that task or location from that leg. When they retrieved a picture and placed it on the board in the corresponding position, a green light would indicate it was correct and they could move on to the next; otherwise they had to try again. The correct answers were: