Competition: The 10th �Chinese Bridge� Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students

The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual international Chinese Mandarin speaking and performance competition. The competition is organised by the Office of the Chinese Language Council International (‘Hanban’, Beijing). The theme for this year is ‘Bridge of Friendship, Resonance of Passion’. This year the competition is in its tenth year and the Australian Finals will be held at the Confucius Institute at The University of Western Australia, Perth.

The winners of the Finals will go to China later in the year to take part in the Grand Finals which will be filmed by Hunan TV and broadcast in prime time to an audience of tens of millions. There are also many great prizes including language scholarships, travel opportunities in China and good consolation prizes for everyone who puts in an effort.