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 [zh], 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

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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
The 23rd Contest	August 15, 2024 - September 2, 2024	Fujian Province	天下一家	Benjamin Herman
The 24th Contest 18th (Secondary)			One World One Family (University) Fly High with Chinese (Secondary)

Notable people

Participants

In business and media

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