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Voting Link: Zaidao Website http://thez.us
"Popularity Award" Voting Deadline: Sunday (11/17) ALREADY ENDED
The Second Washington Chinese Culture Festival Youth Essay Contest received over 170 submissions from participants in the Greater Washington area, Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Illinois, and more. There has been a significant increase in submissions from non-Chinese Descendant students, and students from China have also actively participated. The contest features outstanding works in both Chinese and English, reflecting a deep understanding and creative expression of Chinese culture.
To ensure a fair and just evaluation, each participant has signed a declaration affirming that their work was not created by AI, plagiarized, or ghostwritten. The judging panel has conducted multiple rounds of assessments. Currently, the judging process is in its final stages, and the results will be announced soon!
Now, all 170+ contest entries are online. Use your keen eyes to help select the "Popularity Award" winning works and show your support and encouragement to these talented young writers!
How to Vote:
Please visit the Zaidao website: http://thez.us
On the homepage, click on "Essay Competition". Scroll down to find: Chinese Group, English Group, Non-Chinese Descendant Group, and Chinese Student Group.
Click on the group that interests you, and the webpage will display the directory of all the essays in that group.
Click on an essay title to enjoy the work.
To vote, simply click the heart icon below the author's name.
The Chinese Culture Festival is one of the largest and most important cultural exchange events for the Chinese community in the Greater Washington area, receiving widespread attention and praise in American society. On August 31, 2024, the 21st Chinese Culture Festival was held grandly in Washington, D.C. The second Youth Essay Contest of the Culture Festival is organized by the Chinese Culture Festival Committee and hosted by the Zaidao website (thez.us). Zaidao is a bilingual platform founded by Chinese American youth in the United States, dedicated to inspiring youth to learn Chinese and explore Chinese culture.
The Chinese Culture Festival Committee is jointly organized by the U.S.-China Business Association, the Federation of Alumni Associations of Chinese Universities in the Greater Washington Area, Harvey Chinese School, the Chinese Community Alliance of Washington, the U.S.-China Economic and Cultural Exchange Association, the U.S.-China Experimental School, the United Chinese American Professional Association, the Hope Chinese School, and the Washington Area Chinese Community Association.