Early experience

Sa Beining was born in a military family in Zhanjiang, Guangdong in March 1976, the son of Dèng Yǎjuān (邓雅娟), a graduate of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, and Sǎ Shìguì (撒世贵), a Chinese actor in Wuhan Drama Theatre, he has a younger sister: Sǎ Bèinà (撒贝娜).^[1] He is of Hui ethnicity.

He started to perform on stage at the age of four, by age eleven, he hosted a house-party with his sister at home.^[1]

Sa received his LLM from Peking University in 1998, majoring in law.

After graduation, he joined the China Central Television, he hosted Legal Report (今日说法), Shouxi Yehua (首席夜话), Insight (看见), and To Speak (开讲啦). For his work in television he received the 2006 Golden Mike Award and the 2004 Golden Eagle Award for Best Programme Host.

Education experience

During high school Sa expressed his desire to attend the Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama. In the winter holiday before the National College Entrance Examination, he was allowed to join in the winter camp held by Peking University for his abilities in literature and art. Shortly after that he participated in the centralized exam held by Peking University for students who showed an exceptional performance in the exam, resulting in him gaining his letter of admission from Peking University. Because of this Sa served as a teaching assistant to share his experiences with other students before graduation.^[2]

Professional experience

Sa was selected to host the TV program Legal Report due to the recommendations of his instructors at the Peking University Law School, as a result of his many extra-curriculum experiences and high score. The producers initially wanted a lawyer to host the show but chose to go in a different direction as a lawyer might be too busy to host the program and could lack the qualifications necessary for a host. Sa was aware that his hosting skills were weak, particularly during the early recording stage. He was worried that he would be eliminated due to poor performance and kept trying to determine how others viewed him. Sa practiced his hosting skills every day and was eventually selected as the official host of the program. In the second year after entering the China Central Television, he won the championship in the National TV Host Contest.^[2][3]