Strong results again at the world competition!

In the recently announced 26th World Chinese Students' Writing Competition, Xingzhi School in Sweden took 7 first prizes, 9 second prizes, 6 third prizes and 5 merit awards. Ten teachers were named Outstanding Guiding Teachers — the school's best result in the competition to date.

For the first time this year the topics were set by age band: youngest group (9 and under), junior group (10–12), intermediate group (13–15) and senior group (16–18), and for the first time merit awards were offered specifically for the youngest group. The competition drew more than 5.7 million students from 3,880 schools across 73 countries and regions. Our winning entries stood out among over 550,000 texts that reached the second round of review.

The World Chinese Students' Writing Competition began in 2000 and has now been held 26 times. It is also the only writing competition worldwide approved by China's Ministry of Education.

Since Xingzhi School was founded in 2016 we have entered for ten consecutive years, winning in total 4 grand prizes, 16 first prizes, 21 second prizes and 17 third prizes — the best result in Sweden, which we continue to hold.

First prize

• "I Made a "Golden Roast Duck" in Sweden" (我在瑞典做了一只“金烤鸭”) — youngest group

Author: 方艺凝 · teacher: 方明洁

• "The Dumpling with Money Inside" (有钱的水饺) — youngest group

Author: 朱哲 · teacher: 安利敏

• "A Table of Mixed Dishes, a Heart Full of Homesickness" (一桌“混搭”，满心乡愁) — junior group

Author: 俞霖肻 · teacher: 顾娟

• "A Small Table, Full of Chinese and Western Flavours" (小小餐桌，满满中西好味) — junior group

Author: 张艺潇 · teacher: 顾娟

• "The Lighthouse Still Burns, the Spirit Lives On — a Letter to Mr Tan Kah Kee" (灯塔长明，精神不灭——给陈嘉庚先生的一封信) — intermediate group

Author: 廖思齐 · teacher: 肖勇

• "A Bowl of Noodles That Changed, a Bowl That Never Will" (一碗变了样的面，一碗永不变的面) — intermediate group

Author: 朱烜赫 · teacher: 肖勇

• "A Mouthful of Sweet and Sour, Across Ten Thousand Miles" (一口酸甜，跨越万里) — intermediate group

Author: 陆彦豪 · teacher: 肖勇

Second prize

• "Our Sixth Year" (我们的六岁) — youngest group

Author: 方安然 · teacher: 秦臻

• "Dumplings That Bring Everyone Together" (团团圆圆的饺子) — youngest group

Author: 李昊宸 · teacher: 安利敏

• "Water and Trees, Warmth in My Heart" (水木涵桐，媛暖我心) — junior group

Author: 杨涵桐 · teacher: 许泽凯

• "Hunan Meets Huaiyang at the Nordic Table" (北欧餐桌上的“湘遇”“淮扬”) — intermediate group

Author: 韩荞荞 · teacher: 曹子权

• "Ping-Pong at Our Dinner Table" (我家餐桌乒乓响) — junior group

Author: 崔一桉 · teacher: 谈建芬

• "One Road, an Echo Across Two Thousand Years" (一条路，穿越两千年的回响) — intermediate group

Author: 柴安妮 · teacher: 肖勇

• "The Spine Never Bends — to General Yang Jingyu" (脊梁永不弯曲——致杨靖宇将军) — intermediate group

Author: 肖则悦 · teacher: 肖勇

• "My Puzzle Does Have a Place It Comes From" (我的拼图终有来处) — senior group

Author: 黎美怡 · teacher: 肖勇

• "Numbers Plus Us: Helping the World Understand China Better" (数字+我们：让世界更好地认识中国) — senior group

Author: 邓翔睿 · teacher: 肖勇

Third prize

• "The Mapo Tofu That Turned Me into a Foodie in Seconds" (让我秒变“吃货”的麻婆豆腐) — youngest group

Author: 许艺霖 · teacher: 孟婷

• "My Name Means "A Thousand Miles" — and That Is My Aim" (我名“传骐”，志在千里) — junior group

Author: 张传骐 · teacher: 顾娟

• "A Small Table, a Great Love" (小小的餐桌大大的爱) — junior group

Author: 李玥瑶 · teacher: 顾娟

• "A Confidence Across a Thousand Years — a Letter to Qu Yuan" (回望千年的倾诉——写给屈原的一封信) — intermediate group

Author: 马悠然 · teacher: 肖勇

• "The Bright Moon to Li Bai" (皓月致太白) — intermediate group

Author: 张皓月 · teacher: 肖勇

• "The Human Distance at the End of the Data" (数据尽头的人间距离) — senior group

Author: 王兰溪 · teacher: 王娜

Merit award

• "Dumplings Are My Favourite" (饺子我最爱) — youngest group

Author: 张辑熙 · teacher: 秦臻

• "Braised Pork Belly Is What I Love Most" (我最爱吃红烧肉) — youngest group

Author: 刘耘硕 · teacher: 秦臻

• "The White Lotus Root" (洁白的藕) — youngest group

Author: 刘依心 · teacher: 安利敏

• "Delicious Roast Duck" (美味的烤鸭) — youngest group

Author: 吴斯羽 · teacher: 安利敏

• "Terrible? No — Date Cake!" (糟糕？枣糕！) — youngest group

Author: 柴羽 · teacher: 安利敏