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Come participate in our live studio!
Be close to the ones you are so familiar with, yet so far away from.
Meet them in person, and ask questions you have been dying to know about!
We welcome you to Up-Close to explore the amazing stories of extraordinary individuals with us!

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•	Studio Audience Wanted for CCTV9錛侊紒錛Join the Up Close studio audience錛Coming up in March)
	Come to CCTV´s studio and participate in our studio audience! See what happens behind-the-scenes in the Up Close studio and meet the guest in person. All participants will receive exclusive Up Close gifts, and who knows? You may be on TV! For more details, please call 8824-3405 or send an email to upclose@cctv.com (please leave your contact details in the mail).

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Up-Close錛孋CTV International´s only live studio audience program, would like to give all of our viewers the opportunity to participate in our show. If you can´t make it to a live studio taping, you can still play a part online! If you have a question or comment for an upcoming guest, please leave your message here on the Up-Close homepage along with the name of the guest you are directing your question to, and your own name and location. Our host Eyee Hsu will choose a few messages to read during each program.

Coming up

• Liang Ning---World Famous Chinese Mezzo-Soprano

As a young child, Liang Ning sang in the bathroom...now, she sings to worldwide acclaim in the world´s most famous opera theaters. With her graceful and viola-like timbre, this famous mezzo-soprano has now returned to China to share her talents with our country´s aspiring vocalists. On the stage that is life, the curtain has risen for Liang Ning, and she is truly singing her heart out...
Air Time:
Feb.19 09 :15 15 :15 23 :15
Feb.20 03 :15

• Tian Haojiang---Leading basso cantante focuses back on his home

Our guest is a man who has graced many an international stage. Tian Haojiang is considered one of today´s most talented basso cantantes in the world. He has sung for the Metropolitan Opera in over 26 roles and has performed alongside stars such was Pavarotti, Domingo and Kanawa. After years on the international stage, he is looking back into China to develop Chinese themed opera...
Air Time:
Feb.26 09 :15 15 :15 23 :15
Feb.27 03 :15

	• Handel Lee--Investor of Lifestyles
	Handel Lee´s lifestyle projects are the talk of the town...the man behind Three on the Bund in Shanghai is a lawyer, a restaurateur, and Armani´s first franchisee in China...but he is more than just your typical business investor...he is a man with a vision of bringing sophisticaion to an even more international China. Air Time: Jan.29 09 :15 15 :15 23 :15 Jan.30 03 :15

	• Benjamin Wood-- Lifestyle Architect
	With a philosophy of breathing new life into historical structures, he designed the highly successful Xintiandi revitalization project in Shanghai. He is an outstanding architect who has received great success in a series of redevelopment projects. Join us on Up-Close to experience Benjamin Wood´s amazing life stories. Air Time: Feb.12 09 :15 15 :15 23 :15 Feb.13 03 :15

People in spotlight

Liang Ning

Jane Goodall

Kung Shain-Dow

Sabriye Tenberken & Paul Kronenberg

Zhang Tian鈥檃i(Flora Zeta)

Grace Tan

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