This competition is supported by the HSBC Global Education Programme and organised by the British Council to support and promote the teaching of Chinese as a modern foreign language in UK schools. The competition is open to all secondary and sixth form students in years 7 - 13 who are non-native speakers of Chinese. Participants compete for a place on a cultural trip to Beijing in April 2010.

Regional heats for the competition will be held at the following locations:

- Newcastle University , Monday 14th December 2009

- London School of Economics, Tuesday 15th December 2009

The deadline for this year’s competition has now passed.