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2026"Qiantang Cup" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Global Youth Officially Launches in Hangzhou
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30th December 2025
30th December, during the 2025 "Hi, Qiantang!" International Communication Conference officially announced the 2026 "Qiantang Cup" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Global Youth. The competition is organised by the China Europe Centre for Cultural Innovation (CECCI).
At the launch ceremony, representatives from the international education faculties of 14 universities, including Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China Jiliang University, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou Normal University, Communication University of Zhejiang, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, etc. to officially unveil the competition.
This edition of the competition is open to all international youth and overseas students in China. The contest structure comprises five stages: preliminary rounds, semi-finals, a training camp, quarter-finals, and the grand final. Through diverse competition formats, it integrates Chinese language proficiency with regional culture and contemporary China's development, focusing on assessing participants' cross-cultural understanding and practical application skills. In addition to monetary prizes and awards, winners will be appointed as "Qiantang Overseas Communication Ambassadors" and invited to participate in subsequent international cultural exchange activities.
The launch of the "Qiantang Cup" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Global Youth is designed to create a sustainable platform for young people around the world to engage with China through a blend of language learning and lived cultural experience. The initiative positions international youth not just as participants, but as storytellers — offering global audiences an outward-looking view of China’s social energy, cultural creativity and contemporary momentum, while strengthening people-to-people exchange and cross-cultural understanding.
As the organiser, CECCI will leverage its international platform resources and cross-cultural project experience. Through initiatives such as organising cultural visits and implementing talent development programmes, it will continue to deepen the competition's impact, striving to establish the "Qiantang Cup" as a renowned brand for humanistic exchange connecting Hangzhou and even Zhejiang with youth worldwide.
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