Chinese Bridge


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 50 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 TimeAddressTopics1st 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
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 ChineseLillian 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 EXPOStewart 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 DreamIsaia Ratsizakaina
The Thirteenth ContestJuly 6, 2014 – August 3, 2014Hunan ProvinceMy Chinese Dream
The Fourteenth ContestJuly 6, 2015 – August 6, 2015Hunan ProvinceVariedBradley Meredith
The Fifteenth ContestJuly 6, 2016 – August 8, 2016Hunan ProvinceVaried
The Sixteenth ContestJuly 6, 2017 – August 3, 2017Hunan ProvinceVariedMohamed Elmoiz Mohamed