On August 9, the fifth session of the 18th Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students finals was held in HNMMC. In this session, the total credits from the previous four matches would be cleared. The top 15 contestants returned to the starting line and played all their cards, which marked the beginning of the first match of championships of 5 continents competition.
In the "Warm-up Competition of Listening", many contestants were confused by a hard Chinese tongue twister question, "Han Meimei, don't pin other things on your working clothes except for your employee badge", "Told you don't pin other things. Don't pin other things. But you still pin something else." Jin Leisheng from North Korea, a straight-A student, not only easily passed the test but also explained the answer in details. He showed his excellent Chinese speaking ability on the spot and fluently read "I also thought about to experience the life that Guo er had lived before" in Chinese, winning applause and cheers from the audience.
In the session of "Chinese Sudoku", contestants presented the "internet celebrities of bloggers" in ancient China. The original "internet celebrities" were not only a product of the contemporary Internet economy. As early as thousands of years ago, the ancient China's "internet celebrities" could be found in all the fields of beauty, pets and food. As a senior cat-loving person, Lin Xia from Madagascar, searched across thousand years to find a man who had the same affections to cat, that is Lu You, a poet in Southern Song Dynasty. "The firewood of the brook makes the felt soft and warm, I want to stay at home with my cat." She quickly answered this poem, and shared interesting things with her pet.
In the session of "Upperclassman Taking You to See China", the upperclassman David led the contestants to Beijing, the capital of China. Through the camera, they enjoyed from Chinese traditional operas, covered bowl tea, and visited specialty stores, experiencing the charm of Chinese traditional culture.
In the end, Lin Xia from Madagascar and Jia Song from the United Kingdom gained the highest scores. In the following week, the top 15 contestants will encounter a more intense top 5 promotion qualifying competition. On August 14, the champions from 5 continents will be decided.
