The 14th 'Chinese Bridge' Cloisonne Promotion Contest held in Beijing

Ten contestants introduce themselves to the audience at the Cloisonne Promotion contest of the 14th Chinese Bridge Competition for Foreign College Students in Beijing, July 22, 2015. [Photo/People's Daily Online]

The Cloisonne Promotion contest, the third round of final competition of the 14th Chinese Bridge Competition for Foreign College Students, was held in Beijing on July 22, 2015.

The 10 contestants were divided into two teams: yellow and blue. They showed their good Chinese language skills and creative ideas in the contest. The audience voted for the team they support. Finally, the blue team beat the yellow by 55:40.

Zhang Danfeng, a Chinese actor, hosted the contest. Hua Chenyu, a Chinese singer, appeared as a special guest. He sang a song "Weiguang" (literally faint light) to support the blue team for their creative Cloisonne hot pot.

The contest will be aired on Hunan TV in China at 10 p.m. on Aug 13, 2015.

The "Chinese Bridge" (Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students) is an annual contest for foreign college students on their mastery of the Chinese language. It is a large-scale international contest sponsored by the Office of the Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) in Beijing, and is well-known in cultural and educational exchanges worldwide.