TAG-Confucius Institute Students Achieve Excellent Results in the 18th   “Chinese Bridge” Competition

AMMAN ---The Preliminary Round in Jordan of the 18th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students and the 10th “Great Wall-Petra Cup” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Jordanian College Students was held at Jordan University on April 16, 2019, which was sponsored by Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban in China and hosted by Chinese embassy in Jordan and organized by at Jordan University.
 Twenty one students from TAG-Confucius Institute, the University of Jordan, Confucius Institute at Philadelphia University, Yarmouk University participated in the competition.
The competition consists of the speech with the theme of “One World, One Family”, questions and answers about Chinese national conditions and culture.
In the speech, some contestants talked about their life and study experience; some told stories about their unforgettable journeys in China; some expressed their good wishes of a peaceful world.    
During the question-answer section, the extensive and profound Chinese culture was condensed into a lot of questions concerning drama, ancient poems, painting, traditional festivals, pictograph, the Silk Road and the others.
The contestants made full use of their knowledge and showed a fantastic feast of Chinese language and culture.
After fierce competition from TAG-Confucius Institute Manar won the
Third place by her accurate tones and clear articulation in her speech, Sara got the eight place and Farah got the tenth place.
    “Chinese Bridge” competition provides a stage for youth to show their Chinese learning achievements and a platform to learn from and communicate with each other.
 It is also a good opportunity to test the results of Chinese teaching.
The competition will further inspire the students’ enthusiasm and interest in learning Chinese and enhance their understanding of Chinese language and culture.