Chinese Bridge

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 147 countries throughout the world have participated in the annually-held Chinese language competitions.

Chinese Bridge logo

Chinese Bridge
Simplified Chinese	汉语桥
Traditional Chinese	漢語橋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hànyǔ Qiáo

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.

History

Chinese Bridge	Starting Time	Address	Topics	1st Place Winner
The First Contest	August 10, 2002 – August 18, 2002	Shandong Province	The Premiere
The Second Contest	December 10, 2003 – December 22, 2003	Beijing	China in the 21st Century
The Third Contest	August 7, 2004 – August 11, 2004	Beijing	China, a Country with a Splendid Culture
The Fourth Contest	July 13, 2005 – July 15, 2005	Beijing	Experiencing the Beautiful China	Anna Kuzina
The Fifth Contest	July 18, 2006 – July 22, 2006	Beijing	An Ethnically Diverse China
The Sixth Contest	August 3, 2007 – August 6, 2007	Jilin Province	China Welcomes the Olympics
The Seventh Contest	July 8, 2008 – August 1, 2008	Hunan Province	Fervor with the Olympics, Fun with Chinese	Lillian Okoye
The Eighth Contest	July 16, 2009 – August 6, 2009	Hunan Province	Fun with Chinese, Hope of Success
The Ninth Contest	July 15, 2010 – August 8, 2010	Hunan Province	Charming Chinese, Splendid EXPO	Stewart Johnson
The Tenth Contest	July 16, 2011 – August 8, 2011	Hunan Province	Bridge of Friendship, Resonance of Passion
The Eleventh Contest	July 6, 2012 – July 26, 2012	Hunan Province	My Chinese Dream	Isaia Ratsizakaina
The Thirteenth Contest	July 6, 2014 – August 3, 2014	Hunan Province	My 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
The 22 Contest	August 15,2023 - September 5,2023	Guangxi Province	天下一家

Notable people

Participants

In business and media

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

References

• South Korean College Student Wins 2012 Chinese Bridge Competition
• Chinese Bridge Competition

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Chinese Bridge site by Hanban (in Chinese)

https://m.youtube.com/c/chinesebridge2002