To celebrate the International Chinese Language Day on April 20, the Chengdu Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters, together with the College of International Education and International Friendship Cradle, will jointly organize the 1st Chinese Character Writing Contest. SWUFE students are welcome to participate and experience the beauty of Chinese language and characters.
The UN Chinese Language Day
Since 2010, the United Nations Chinese Language Day has been celebrated on April 20 every year. The date was selected from Guyu, which represents Grain Rain, one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. It commemorates the contribution of Cang Jie, the founder of Chinese culture, in writing Chinese characters.
Entry Requirements
The contest is divided into international student track and Chinese student track.
Participants must be SWUFE's students, and each participant must have an instructor from SWUFE.
After writing, scan your work into PDF or JPG format.
Take a picture (resolution not less than 1280*720px) and a 1-min videoduring the writing process. It is required to shoot on a horizontal screen and maintain high definition.
Please pack up your work, photo and video, send to liyi_cie@swufe.edu.cn (Please note your name, student ID and your instructor in the email).
Deadline：4月25日 April 25th
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRACK
1. Please prepare white paper and black pen, and choose one poem from any group below to write based on your own level.
2. The writing contents are the traditional Chinese poems, divided into three levels: difficult, medium, and easy. Please choose the level according to your own situation (The higher level, the more extra points).
Level 1
鹿柴
唐 王维
空山不见人，但闻人语响。
返景入深林，复照青苔上。
静夜思
唐 李白
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，低头思故乡。
春晓
唐 孟浩然
春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。
夜来风雨声，花落知多少？
Level 2
上皇西巡南京
唐 李白
九天开出一成都，万户千门入画图。
草树云山如锦绣，秦川得及此间无。
赠花卿
唐 杜甫
锦城丝管日纷纷，半入江风半入云。
此曲只应天上有，人间能得几回闻。
Level 3
春夜喜雨
唐 杜甫
好雨知时节，当春乃发生。
随风潜入夜，润物细无声。
野径云俱黑，江船火独明。
晓看红湿处，花重锦官城。
卜算子·咏梅
宋 陆游
驿外断桥边，寂寞开无主。
已是黄昏独自愁，更著风和雨。
无意苦争春，一任群芳妒。
零落成泥碾作尘，只有香如故。
1.Please prepare your own brush pen, ink, paper and ink stone, and choose one poem from any level to write according your own situation.
2. The writing contents are the traditional Chinese poems (same as above), and the available writing fonts are: seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script. Please choose the level according to your own situation (The higher level, the more extra points).
First Prize ：3
Second Prize：6
Third Prize：9
Look forward to your participation!
（Source: College of International Eduaction）
