Show offers a ride in China's fast-growing auto industry

Olympic table tennis champion Xu Xin (center) is featured in the show. [Photo provided to China Daily]

A variety show highlighting the rapid development of China's auto industry was aired, live, on the Hunan Satellite TV station on Wednesday evening.

Video clips telling the stories of an automobile magazine editor, an automobile engineer, taxi drivers, an automobile salesman, a road tripper and other people whose careers and lifestyles have been affected by the development of the auto industry were featured during the show.

Celebrities including pop star Li Yuchun, singer-songwriter Li Ronghao, singer Zhou Shen and singer-actor Henry Lau were invited to stage performances for the show.

The show's hosts also did a livestream interview with table tennis player Xu Xin and fencer Sun Yiwen, both gold medalists at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Xu and Sun shared their expectations about the prospects of the auto industry.