Tanzanian university students show their prowess in Chinese language during competition

DAR ES SALAAM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Twelve students from Tanzania's three higher learning institutions showed their skills in the Chinese language during the 22nd Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition held here Friday.

At the competition organized by Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the CI at the University of Dodoma and Confucius Classroom at the State University of Zanzibar, the contestants were assessed by a panel of judges, mainly Chinese officials from Chinese enterprises in Tanzania, in their skills in the Chinese language, including Chinese oral speech, knowledge about China and a talent show that was aimed at understanding the Chinese culture.