STORY: Foreign primary school students show Chinese language skills in Myanmar
DATELINE: June 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:33
LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of students showing their Chinese language skills
2. various of the Chinese language proficiency competition

STORYLINE:

The third edition of the "Chinese Bridge" language competition for foreign primary school students in Myanmar was held in Yangon on Sunday.

A total of 20 students aged eight to 13, who are all from Chinese schools in Yangon, participated in the event at the China Cultural Center in Yangon.

The competition, jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar and Yangon Bo Wen School, featured speeches, talent shows such as singing and dancing and quizzes on Chinese cultural knowledge.

Due to her excellent performance in the show, 12-year-old Htet Thiri Win from Bo Wen School won the first prize.

Htet told Xinhua that she was happy as the champion of the competition, saying that she has been studying Chinese for six years and liked Chinese songs very much.

She said she started learning Chinese because she is interested in the language and wants to study in China in the future.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar.
(XHTV)