China Arts & Entertainment

‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ Chinese TV Hit Show Causes Controversy After 4-Year-Old Boy Peeps on Girl

China’s top-rating reality TV show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ has sparked heated online debates on sexual education, after a 4-year-old contestant peeped a little girl in the shower.

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11 years ago

September 15, 2015

Jennifer Tang

China’s top-rating reality TV show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ has sparked heated online debates on sexual education, after a 4-year-old contestant peeped a little girl in the shower.

With viewer ratings of 75 million per episode, the reality show Where Are We Going, Dad? (爸爸去哪儿) is one of China’s major TV hits. It features five fathers as they travel to rural places together with their children.

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August 12, 2026

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The Reunification with Taiwan is Hitting Chinese Cinemas This Summer

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