Survivor: China

Survivor: China is the fifteenth season of Survivor. It originally aired in fall 2007. It was the first American television show to ever be filmed or produced in the People's Republic of China. The "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" slogan used in previous season's logos has been replaced by Chinese characters. The characters translate to "compete in intelligence" (比智慧, bĭ zhìhuì), "compete in skill" (比技巧, bĭ jìqiǎo), and "compete in endurance" (比耐力, bĭ nàilì).

This season returned to 16 contestants on two initial tribes, Fei Long (飞龙) and Zhan Hu (战虎), meaning Flying Dragon and Fighting Tiger respectively. On Day 13 each tribe switched two contestants. On Day 19 the tribes merged into Hae Da Fung (黑打風), which means Black Fighting Wind, a name proposed by Peih-Gee Law (who happened to be Chinese herself).

In the end, there was a final three. However, there was only a jury of seven. All three final contestants received votes, but Todd Herzog was crowned Sole Survivor after garnering four votes, as opposed to Courtney Yates's two and Amanda Kimmel's one.

Production
Producers were given an "unprecedented access" to several Chinese monuments and landmarks, and they incorporated many aspects of China's vast culture into the game (design of campsites, challenge concepts, Tribal Council set, etc.). thumb|350px|rightBefore they made it to their camps, the contestants took part in a non-religious Buddhist ceremony. After the ceremony, both tribes received a copy of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" which would help them in winning challenges and conquering the other tribe.

The season was said to be the first US show to be entirely shot in China.

Trivia

 * This is the only season where the final tribal council had a 3-way jury vote where all members of the final 3 received at least 1 vote.
 * First time that the logo didn't contain Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast.
 * The chinese symbols ment to compete in intelligence, compete in skill, and compete in enduramce.