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Chinese Song Competition kicks off in Yerevan's Confucius Institute

Xinhua, April 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Confucius Institute at Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences (YSLU) in Armenia held its first Chinese traditional and popular songs competition Friday.

A total of 23 Armenian primary school and university students, who study Chinese language and culture at Yerevan's Confucius Institute, participated in the event.

The contestants were divided into junior and senior groups, each evaluated by the jury.

Arpine Petrosyan, Avetikians Artsrun and Vahan, Poghosyan Gayane and Galstyan Edgar were winners in the junior category, while Mariam Chobanyan & Shushanik Sargsyan, "Dream High" band, Mariam Harutyunyan & Tatev Manasyan won in the senior category.

All participants received diplomas and prizes including Chinese textbooks.

The contest was organized by the Confucius Institute and the YSLU with an aim to promote the understanding of Chinese culture and language. Endite