Chinese Bridge ( Chinese: 汉语桥) is a contest for foreign students on their mastery of the

Chinese language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the wor ...

, promoted by the Chinese National

Hanban Hanban (), also known as Confucius Institute Headquarters, is the colloquial abbreviation for the Office of Chinese Language Council International (). It was originally called the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language ( ...

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

Notable people

Participants

In business and media

Daniela Anahí Bessia Daniela Anahi Bessia (, born 9 July 1989) is an Italian-Argentine singer, actress, song composer and TV host. She has been based in Shanghai, China from 2011 and moved to Italy in 2020. She is best known for her performances on China Central Te ...

(): Celebrity, Singer, Actress and Chinese National Television host. (The Eighth Contest)

References

South Korean College Student Wins 2012 Chinese Bridge CompetitionChinese Bridge Competition

External links

Official website

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