The 2024 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency (熟练，精通) Competition for Foreigners across the Globe—Calligraphy and Painting Challenge has been officially announced.

This competition invites painting, calligraphy, and Chinese language lovers from all around the world to take part in this exciting event.

Participants (参赛选手) are encouraged to submit (提交) their creative themes for the contest, with the theme selection process being determined through public vote.

If you’re interested, feel free to submit the theme that you believe fits best with the requirements of the competition.

Here are the requirements:

Who Can Apply

The call for creative themes for the Calligraphy and Painting Challenge is open to any Chinese language lovers worldwide, with no limits on age or countries.

Submission Dates   

Submissions will be accepted from June 30, 2023 to June 15, 2024 (Beijing Time).

Announcement Date

The selected theme for the Calligraphy and Painting Challenge will be announced on July 1, 2024, which also marks the official start date of the submission period for works under the selected theme.

Submission Methods

Participants can send their theme and related information to chinesebridge@chineseplus.net. “Chinese Bridge” also accepts direct messages on its official account on Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, and Weibo.

【小题1】Which of the following is the requirement for the competition?

A．The participants must be Chinese.

B．The participants must be more than 18 years old.

C．The participants must submit their personal information.

D．The participants should love painting, calligraphy, and Chinese language.

【小题2】On which of the following dates can the participants submit their works?

A．June 12, 2024.	B．June 1, 2023.
C．June 20, 2023.	D．July 1, 2024.

【小题3】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To set up a competition organization.

B．To attract more people to learn Chinese.

C．To collect creative themes for a competition.

D．To call on people to pay attention to “Chinese Bridge”.