Over 30 contestants participated into the preliminary contest of 2016 Zhongshan Staff Talent Competition held on 25th September, and 6 of them finally entered the semi-final. 

Since its launching on 10th August, the competition has attracted over 1000 people and 500 programs. After careful selection, 200 groups of contestant will take part in the following 33 contests to compete for qualifications of entering the next round.