Around the world, TV stations are returning to their regularly scheduled programming. But here in China, it's tough to even remember what regularly scheduled programming is. All I've seen on CCTV -- besides the occasional soap or non-soap opera -- is hype for the Olympics.

I wouldn't call their post-Olympic coverage incredible. At around noontime, CCTV-9 was airing an interview about Austria's economy plans for the European Union. CCTV-Olympics was showing a Michael Phelps montage.

CCTV-2, however, was showing something oddly familiar: a Chinese version of "Trading Spaces."

The end product for one of the family's houses -- including a jacuzzi and two new flat screen TVs -- cost 7,900 yuan ($1,153.59). I'd say that glitter consisted of about 90% of the budget for the entire project.

But after seeing Chinese "Trading Spaces," I'm optimistic that I'll be seeing Chinese "Family Feud" in the very near future.

Discussion

• July 5, 2009

  4:44 PM

  Bracelet writes:

  I cannot understand as sign to your RSS

• July 31, 2009

  12:29 AM

  SergeyNikolaev writes:

  WOW! Good thing you kept your wits enough to fight off the bugger. Glad you’re ok. The worse thing to happen to me on that street was when I encountered a pack of dogs late one night. I kept a safe distance behind them until I got home. Take care.

• August 8, 2009

  5:28 PM

  VitalikGromovss writes:

  thanks for the catch. I’ll get in there and fix it….

• September 26, 2009

  3:33 AM

  blondinkaya writes:

  I am concerned that something may be amiss! Please let me know how you are doing!!