Born on Feb. 16, 1963, in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, Li Xiuping is a prime-time news hostess at China Central Television (CCTV).Upon her graduation from Communication University of China in Beijing in 1987, she returned to Lanzhou to work as a hostess at the local TV Station. Two years later, she took an internship at CCTV, became a full-time employee and was promoted to the anchorwoman of its prime-time news in a few months.

Known for her simple language and amicable manners, she was awarded as excellent news hostess in 2005, 17 years after her first day at CCTV.

“I was lucky. I still remember my first day at CCTV news –my clothes, my hairstyle. It was just like yesterday,” she said.

Honors:

2005 and 2007: Excellent news hostess

2009: Winner of China’s top-end Golden Microphone Award for news hosts and hostesses

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