The Grain Rain of 2025, one of the 24 solar terms in China, marks the 16th International Chinese Language Day designated by the United Nations. This year also commemorates the 35th anniversary of the launch of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK). HSK is an international standardized Chinese test sponsored by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) of the Ministry of Education and globally operated and promoted by Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd.(CTI). HSK scores have become essential proof for international students applying for admission, graduation, and scholarships in China, and can be used as points for foreigners to apply for work visas in China. Currently, global learners can take the HSK test at 1,416 test centers across 166 countries to achieve their Chinese language dreams.

Facing the global wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, Chinese, as a world language carrying millennia of civilization, serves both as a bridge for cross-cultural communication and a cognitive tool for understanding the future world. To celebrate the 2025 International Chinese Language Day, explore the innovative development of the Chinese language in the digital era, and enable global Chinese learners to embrace future opportunities, CTI together with Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center, FUDAN-CTI Innovation Center for International Chinese Education and Testing, various educational institutions, schools, and HSK test centers to organize the "Sharing a Smart Future through HSK" Chinese Short Video Competition. This event aims to establish a collaborative platform for Chinese enthusiasts in China and abroad, empowering individuals to seize technological opportunities, promoting the building of an open and inclusive community with a shared future for mankind through the commonalities of language, diverse civilizations, and scientific technology, and ultimately contributing to a sustainable digital civilization.

Event Participants

This competition welcomes global non-native Chinese language learners and international Chinese language teachers from all backgrounds. Participants may register individually or through their schools and institutions.

01
Opportunities Chinese language brings to your future

through the HSK test, studying in China, participating in Chinese-related work, etc.

02
Your Chinese learning story

how you learn Chinese with AI, your learning tips, challenges and achievements, etc.

03
Chinese technology in your eyes

e.g., high-speed rail, drones, robots, AI technology, smart homes, etc.

04
Demonstration and explanation of your Chinese talents

Chinese singing / dancing / drama / musical instruments / painting / tea ceremony / dialects, etc.

05
Your innovative Chinese teaching story

innovative teaching practices, educational application of AIGC tools, teaching insights, etc.

*Any of the five topics is eligible.

April 20 - May 31, 2025

1. Individual participant should choose a topic and submit only one video.
2. The number of submissions in the name of any school or institution is not limited.
3. Any form that fits the theme is eligible, such as speech, recitation, talk show, performance, calligraphy demonstration, etc.
4. The video should be dubbed and subtitled in Chinese and last 1 - 3 minutes.
5. The video format should be HD MP4, and the file size must be between 10MB-500MB.
6. The video should be clear, without corner marks, TV station marks, watermarks, or logos.
7. If the video is recorded with a mobile phone, you are advised to use a rear camera, to shoot the video in landscape mode and to keep the mobile phone stable.


Please note that any wrong formats can influence the first review of your video.

Collecting of Videos

April 20 - May 31, 2025

First Review

June 1 - June 30, 2025

This is the first and basic round of review and evaluation, including whether or not the theme and subject of the work are appealing, whether the picture quality, technique and cohesion of the video is smooth and so on.

Online Voting

July 1 - July 30, 2025

The videos that pass the first review will be open for online votes on
bilibili (ACCOUNT: HSK中文水平考试)
YouTube (ACCOUNT: HSK Official)
for 30 days.

Expert Evaluation

July 1 - July 30, 2025

Relevant experts will be invited to evaluate videos that pass the first review.

Winners Announcement

Early August, 2025

Each award will be confirmed based on the results of online voting and expert evaluation.

Award Ceremony

End of August, 2025 (tentative date)

Certificates and prizes will be presented through the Internet and the award ceremony.

1. Participants are not allowed to submit other people’s works. If discovered, you will be immediately disqualified.
2. Copyright statement: The contributor must guarantee that the work submitted is his/her own creation and that he/she enjoys full copyright. From the date of submission, it is deemed that the contributor has granted the copyright (except for the authorship rights) and linking right of the submitted work to the event organizers. Contributors have the right to authorize the publication of their works and bear the domestic and foreign copyright responsibilities arising from the spread and publication of the submitted works.
3. The work must be completed by the author himself/herself. The responsibility for the copyright, authorship, images, privacy and other legal matters involved is borne by the author and has nothing to do with the organizer. The host units only provide the platform for organizing activities, evaluating, and awarding prizes.
4. The work shall not contain violence, pornography, religion, racial discrimination, etc. It shall not be implanted with advertisements, and the content should be positive.
5. The organizer reserves the right to interpret how the event should be conducted. Participation in this event is subject to the rules. Creators are requested to take care to abide by the laws and regulations consciously. Once the work is submitted, the participant is deemed to have voluntarily acknowledged the regulations above.

Contact: Ms. Chen, Mr. Zhang
Tel: 86-10-59307076, 86-10-59307001
Email: tougao@chinesetest.cn


Host: Chinese Testing International Co.,Ltd.
Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center, FUDAN-CTI Innovation Center for International Chinese Education and Testing, various educational institutions, schools, and HSK test centers worldwide





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