On the evening of October 16, the finals of the 2016 XMU “Poetry and the Far Afield” Classic Prose and Poetry Recitation  were held at the Jiannan Auditorium. After rounds of fierce competitions, 16 contestants of varied majors came to the fore and got them into the finals vying for the trophy.

The finals comprise three segments: self-introduction, recitation and knowledge quiz, and poetry rendition by the finalists. In the end, contestants No. 6 Li Yifan and No. 8 Yang Zhenwei both garnered the top prizes, five students placed second and six the third.

The grand contest culminated with the awards ceremony of the Chinese Language and Characters Application Skills Competition Series, during which prizes were given and pictures were taken as a keepsake.

The Chinese Language and Characters Skills Competition Series officially kicked off in July this year with the theme of "Poetry and the Far Afield". It includes the following series of competitions: Chinese Classic Masterpiece Recitation Competition, Chinese Writing Competition, and Standard Chinese Calligraphy Competition. And it aims to promote and publicize the quintessential culture of China and meanwhile to hone college students’ language skills and refine their literary taste.

Edited by Meng Ling