[中文版本]
On August 31, 2024, at the Chinese Culture Festival held in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, the students from the Zaidao website set up a booth to promote the "2nd Chinese Culture Festival Junior Essay Competition" and organized a "How Much Do You Know About Chinese Culture?" trivia quiz with prizes. This event attracted active participation from all people at the festival.
The Zaidao website students carefully selected and designed questions across 12 categories, covering various subjects such as Chinese traditional festivals, history, literature and art, and geography. They created a spinning wheel that randomly chose a category, then allowed participants to choose questions of varying difficulty levels based on their own knowledge. At the event, more than ten students from Zaidao took turns engaging with the visitors, asking questions, giving hints, announcing answers, and awarding prizes, all in a fun and interactive manner to spread knowledge of Chinese culture.
Many eagerly participated in the activity, showing a strong interest in Chinese culture and demonstrating a certain level of understanding. Chinese-American students, parents, and Chinese international students also took an active part. The event attracted participants of all ages, including young children, teenagers, and family teams. The entire event lasted nearly 7 hours, with a steady stream of visitors at the booth and occasional lines forming for answering questions.
Zaidao (thez.us), created by American Chinese youth, is dedicated to encouraging Chinese writing among Chinese-American teenagers. The website's mission is to convey ideas through writing, build friendships through literature, preserve culture through words, and connect the world through text. Last year, the website successfully hosted the first Chinese Culture Festival Junior Essay Competition. This year, they will continue to host the second contest, further promoting Chinese culture. The theme for this year's essay contest is "Chinese Connection: My Beautiful Encounters with Chinese Culture," inviting all young people who love Chinese culture to participate.
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