Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi University inconjunction with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on May 25 organised the qualifyinground of the 17th “Chinese Bridge” - the annual Chinese proficiency contest- for students of universities and colleagues in northern provinces and cities.
Vice Rector of the Hanoi University Nguyen Thi Cuc Phuong said the contestoffers a good chance for students studying Chinese language, culture andliterature from Vietnam’s universities to show their Chinese-language skills aswell as their knowledge about the country.
It is also a venue for Chinese lecturers and students to join exchanges andshare experience in teasing and studying the language, she added.
The qualifier saw the competition of 12 candidates from ten universities andinstitutes in the north, who had to present their rhetoric ability in Chineseand their knowledge about China’s people and culture.
They also showed off their talents in singing, dancing, martial arts, playing musicalinstruments, and performing plays.
Student Le Anh Duc of the Hanoi Universitywon the first prize. Duc and the winner in the qualifying round for thesouthern region will compete in the final round of the international contest inChina in mid 2018.
Hosted by the Confucius InstituteHeadquarters in China, the “Chinese Bridge” competition is one of the mostsignificant platforms for colleges students across the world to study Chineselanguage.-VNA