China News Service, Sao Paulo, September 8th (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) On September 8, the 2020 "Chinese Bridge" 13th Chinese Proficiency Competition for Middle School Students in Colombia, the "Confucius Culture and Tourism Messenger" Cup Cloud Contest was successfully held.
Chinese Ambassador to Colombia Lan Hu, Cultural Counselor Zhu Xiaoyan, Colombian Foreign Minister Bloom, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Julian, and Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province Wang Lei attended the meeting via video connection.
The picture shows Colombian Foreign Minister Bloom attending and giving a speech.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia Photo by the Chinese Embassy in Colombia
More than 5,000 local Confucius Institutes, Confucius Classroom teachers and students, and audiences in Colombia watched online through the satellite platform of Andes University, the Colombian-China Friendship Association and the multimedia platform of the Confucius Institute in Medellin.
From the preliminaries, the finals to the post video broadcast, the event attracted more than 200,000 viewers to participate, browse and like.
At present, all provinces of Colombia are asking for the overall video of the competition for broadcast.
The picture shows Julian, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia attending and delivering a speech.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia Photo by the Chinese Embassy in Colombia
In his speech, Blue Tiger stated that 40 years ago, China and Colombia formally established diplomatic relations, which opened up a path of friendship and mutual trust for the two peoples.
Over the past 40 years, this road has become wider and wider: the people of the two countries share weal and woe and weal and woe; help each other and overcome difficulties; each has its own beauty and civilizations; equality, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation.
While the Chinese people are becoming more and more addicted to Colombia's peculiar natural scenery, flowers, coffee and avocado, the Colombian people are increasingly yearning for and loving Chinese culture and admiring China's rapid development.
Bloom delivered an enthusiastic speech.
She said: "Chinese Bridge is a particularly meaningful and innovative brand. It promotes cultural, artistic, and technological exchanges between Colombia and China, and deepens the mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. The 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and China is warmly celebrated in the two countries. At this time, the Chinese Bridge High School Student Competition opened another window for the Colombian people to understand China."
The picture shows 8 middle school students from Colombia participating in the Chinese Bridge Cloud Contest in video mode.
Photo by the Chinese Embassy in Colombia
Julian said that in recent years the relations between Colombia and China have developed steadily and healthily. China has been the second largest trading partner of Colombia for many years. Chinese companies have successively won bids for many large-scale infrastructure construction projects such as the Bogotá subway with leading technology and advanced management experience. , Has made contributions to Colombia's economic and social development.
In his speech, Wang Lei said that Shandong is a place of modern civilization, magnificent mountains and rivers, a long history, and a fusion of humanities. A group of Chinese ideological and cultural giants such as Confucius, Mencius, and grandsons were born here. It has the oldest Great Wall in China and is the mother of China. River-the mouth of the Yellow River.
Everyone is welcome to become the "Envoy of Confucius Culture and Tourism", and I wish all contestants the best results.
The picture shows Wang Lei, Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province, attended and delivered a speech.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia Photo by the Chinese Embassy in Colombia
On the same day, 8 contestants between the ages of 15 and 17 who entered the finals from 5,000 Chinese students started a talent competition.
In the end, Gu Xuefei, a 17-year-old contestant from the Confucius Institute in Medellin, won the first prize in one fell swoop. An Muya, a 15-year-old from the Chinese Language Center, won the second and best popularity award. Her performance of Guzheng won full marks from many judges.
The picture shows the video of 30 judges attending.
Photo by Mo Chengxiong
Gu Xuefei said: "The two years of studying Chinese has allowed me to meet many different friends, and opened the door to a new world for me. I hope to learn more Chinese every day and learn more about China. I want to study in China. , Not only learning Chinese, but also Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine."
The competition was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Colombia, the Sino-foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center, and the Colombia-China Friendship Association.
On the same day, 8 contestants, 20 lucky spectators, and 30 judges were awarded the honorary title of "Envoy of Confucius Culture and Tourism" issued by Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.
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