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Chinese Bridge (Chinese: 汉语桥) is a contest for foreign students on their mastery of the Chinese language, promoted by the Chinese National Hanban and established as a plan to introduce Chinese to the world. Since it began in 2002, more than 600 contestants from over 50 countries throughout the world have participated in the annually-held Chinese language competitions.

There are three versions: One for university students outside of China, one for secondary school students outside of China, and one for non-Chinese students attending educational institutions in China. The first was established in 2002 and the second was established in 2008.[1]

History

Chinese BridgeStarting TimeAddressTopics 1st Place Winner
The First ContestAugust 10, 2002 – August 18, 2002Shandong ProvinceThe Premiere
The Second ContestDecember 10, 2003 – December 22, 2003BeijingChina in the 21st Century
The Third ContestAugust 7, 2004 – August 11, 2004BeijingChina, a Country with a Splendid Culture
The Fourth ContestJuly 13, 2005 – July 15, 2005BeijingExperiencing the Beautiful China Anna Kuzina
The Fifth ContestJuly 18, 2006 – July 22, 2006BeijingAn Ethnically Diverse China
The Sixth ContestAugust 3, 2007-August 06, 2007Jilin ProvinceChina Welcomes the Olympics
The Seventh ContestJuly 8, 2008 – August 1, 2008Hunan ProvinceFervor with the Olympics, Fun with Chinese Lillian Okoye
The Eighth ContestJuly 16, 2009 – August 6, 2009Hunan ProvinceFun with Chinese, Hope of Success
The Ninth ContestJuly 15, 2010-August 8, 2010Hunan ProvinceCharming Chinese, Splendid EXPO Stewart Johnson
The Tenth ContestJuly 16, 2011-August 8, 2011Hunan ProvinceBridge of Friendship, Resonance of Passion
The Eleventh ContestJuly 6, 2012-July 26, 2012Hunan ProvinceMy Chinese Dream Isaia Ratsizakaina
The Thirteenth ContestJuly 6, 2014 – August 3, 2014Hunan ProvinceMy Chinese Dream Monica Cunha
The Fourteenth Contest July 6, 2015 – August 6, 2015 Hunan Province Varied
The Fifteenth Contest July 6, 2016 – August 8, 2016 Hunan Province Varied
The Sixteenth Contest July 6, 2017 – August 3, 2017 Hunan Province Varied Mohamed Elmoiz Mohamed

Notable people

Participants

In business and media

  • Daniela Anahí Bessia (安达): Celebrity, Singer, Actress and Chinese National Television host. (The Eighth Contest)

References

  1. "About"Chinese Bridge"". Hanban. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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