Chinese Bridge () 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.
There are three versions: , 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 BridgeStarting timeAddress Topics 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 CultureThe Fourth ContestJuly 13, 2005 – July 15, 2005BeijingExperiencing the Beautiful ChinaAnna KuzinaThe Fifth ContestJuly 18, 2006 – July 22, 2006BeijingAn Ethnically Diverse ChinaThe Sixth ContestAugust 3, 2007 – August 6, 2007Jilin ProvinceChina Welcomes the OlympicsThe Seventh ContestJuly 8, 2008 – August 1, 2008Hunan ProvinceFervor with the Olympics, Fun with ChineseLillian OkoyeThe Eighth ContestJuly 16, 2009 – August 6, 2009Hunan ProvinceFun with Chinese, Hope of SuccessSophie MatthéThe Ninth ContestJuly 15, 2010 – August 8, 2010Hunan ProvinceCharming Chinese, Splendid EXPOStewart JohnsonThe Tenth ContestJuly 16, 2011 – August 8, 2011Hunan ProvinceBridge of Friendship, Resonance of PassionThe Eleventh ContestJuly 6, 2012 – July 26, 2012Hunan ProvinceMy Chinese DreamIsaia RatsizakainaThe Thirteenth ContestJuly 6, 2014 – August 3, 2014Hunan ProvinceMy Chinese DreamMonica CunhaThe Fourteenth ContestJuly 6, 2015 – August 6, 2015Hunan ProvinceVariedThe Fifteenth ContestJuly 6, 2016 – August 8, 2016Hunan ProvinceVariedThe Sixteenth ContestJuly 6, 2017 – August 3, 2017Hunan ProvinceVariedMohamed Elmoiz Mohamed The 22nd ContestAugust 15, 2023 - September 5, 2023Guangxi Province 天下一家The 23rd ContestAugust 15, 2024 - September 2, 2024Fujian Province天下一家Benjamin HermanThe 24th Contest 18th (Secondary) August 6, 2025 - August 24, 2025Fujian ProvinceOne World One Family (University) Fly High with Chinese (Secondary) Eva-Anne Kirst
Notable people
Participants
In business and media Daniela Anahí Bessia (): Celebrity, Singer, Actress and Chinese National Television host. (The Eighth Contest)
References
Chinese Bridge Competition
External links Official website Chinese Bridge site by Hanban
https://m.youtube.com/c/chinesebridge2002