Annual Great Wall-Petra Cup Chinese Language Contests

The Great Wall-Petra Cup (长城—佩特拉杯) is a Chinese language competition hosted by the University of Jordan's Confucius Institute and the Jordanian Army's Foreign Language Institute. The competition is held for Jordanian citizens and is divided into three parts; a speech, forming connective sentences, and a talent show. The Chinese Embassy reports that the intent of the project is to foster friendly cooperation between Jordan and China as well as promoting the Chinese Language. First and second place winners are invited to participate in the Chinese Bridge Competition for Foreign College Students in China. The first cup was held on May 14th, 2010 In the Chinese Embassy of Jordan. 150 people attended the competition and 10 competed. The panel of judges was comprised by members of the Jordanian Army's Foreign Language Institute and Confucius Institute of Amman. The winners of the competition received trophies. The second cup was held on May 10th, 2011 in the University of Jordan. This year the cup was held by the University of Jordan and the Chinese Embassy. 10 finalists from the University of Jordan, TAG languages institute, and Jordanian Army Foreign Language Institute competed. The winner of the competition was awarded a position in the "Chinese Bridge" competition in Chagsha, Hunan. The third cup was held on May 13h, 2012 in the Chinese Embassy to Jordan. The event was co-organized by the University of Jordan. Nearly 300 participants attended from Chinese language classrooms across Jordan including The Jordanian Army Foreign Language Institute, TAG Confucius Institute, and University of Philadelphia Confucius Institute.The Event was broadcast by China Central Television and Jordanian Roya News. 10 people competed. The fourth cup was held on May 15th, 2013, hosted by the Chinese Embassy to Jordan and implemented by the University of Jordan. The seventh cup was held on May 19th, 2016, and was co hosted at by the Chinese Embassy to Jordan and the University of Jordan. The eighth cup was held on May 23rd, 2017 and was hosted by the TAG University Confucius Institute and sponsored by the Chinese Embassy to Jordan. The tenth cup was held on May 16th, 2019 in the Confucius Institute of the University of Jordan. The contest was moved to an online platform, and the 11th “Great Wall-Petra Cup” Chinese Proficiency Competition was the final competition. The competition was held on May 31, 2020, marking the end of the contests.

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