“乐享中国——欢乐春节”征集活动参赛启事

　　1、活动介绍

　　在文化部外联局的指导下，以中国文化网、中国文化网脸书及中国日报网英文论坛、脸书、博客为载体，邀请全球网友通过文字、图片、视频的形式讲述在世界各地参与春节庆祝活动的场景、体会或参与者与中国春节的故事，体现欢乐、热烈、和谐、共融的节日内涵，展示欢乐春节的独特魅力和与日俱增的影响力。

　　征集活动总周期为一个半月，1月27日发布活动页面，开始征集，截止3月5日停止征集。汇总所有参赛作品后请网友进行投票，最终结果将结合投票情况和专家评审团评分，文字、图片、视频三个类别各选出一、二、三等奖及参与奖若干，给予物质奖励并授予中国文化网“欢乐春节”体验作品征集比赛获奖证书。

　　主办方：中华人民共和国文化部对外文化联络局

　　承办方：中国文化网Chinaculture.org　中国日报网

　　2、目标人群

　　对中国文化感兴趣的中外友人；参加驻外使领馆、海外中国文化中心和其他机构组织的春节相关活动的参与者(包括华人华侨)。

　　3、征集要求

　　接受以中国春节为主题的文字、照片和视频作品，作品必须为原创，不得侵犯第三方的知识产权。

　　文字作品：800单词(或汉字)以内。

　　摄影作品：所传图片必须为数码格式。图片大小不得超过5(MB)兆字节，格式应为JPEG或者JPG。每幅图片作品应附图片说明，完整准确且提供足够的细节信息。水印图片不予接受。

　　视频作品：所传视频长度不得超过3分钟，大小不得超过500(MB)兆字节。影像比例应为4:3或者16:9。所有上传视频题材不限(动画，真人实物影片均可)，但必须为MP4格式。

　　4、活动时间

　　征集阶段：1月27日至3月5日(元宵节)

　　评审阶段：3月6日至26日(专家和网友投票)

　　结果公布：3月底

　　5、作品投递渠道

　　请将你的作品，或视频作品的Youtube链接提交至邮箱：contest@chinadaily.com.cn

　　你也可将作品直接上传至中国日报网该论坛帖内：http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-1329752-1-1.html

　　你还可将作品提交至中国文化网Facebook主页中创建的活动区域：Chinese New Year –Just Share it!

　　6、评奖规则

　　拟聘请熟知中外文化交流情况的文化学者、中国摄影家协会专家和中国日报外籍专家共同组成专家评审团，为参选作品评分。

　　汇总网友投票结果和专家评审团评分结果，按照网友投票比重占40%，专家评审团评分比重占60%进行得分汇总，得出最终获奖名单。

　　7、奖品设置

　　一等奖(3个)：国产手机或同等价格奖品(价值3000元)；荣誉证书；

　　二等奖(6个)：国产智能手机或同等价格奖品(价值2000元)；荣誉证书；

　　三等奖(18个)：音乐播放器或同等价格奖品(价值1000元)；荣誉证书；

　　参与奖(100个)：国产电子产品或等价格奖品(价值150元)。

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is the period when whole of China is in motion wearing a festive look from the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month.

With celebrations marking the New Year spreading from the Chinese mainland to nearly all parts of the world in recent years, we have decided to add our own color and festivities to the event by launching - world, please pay attention - the global online contest Chinese New Year – Just Share it! Chinaculture.org invites you to share your stories, pictures and videos about Chinese New Year.

Who

Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture and has stories to share about Chinese New Year.

What

Essays, photographs and videos are all welcome, with the theme Chinese New Year in My Eyes. The work must be original. All works must not infringe on any third-party rights.

Essays: 800-word limit

Photographs: Photographs must be in digital format. Images should be no larger than 5MB. Images should be either JPEG or JPG files. The caption must be complete, accurate and should provide sufficient details. Watermarks are not acceptable.

Videos: All video entries must not exceed 3 minutes in length and be no larger than 500MB. Videographic aspect ratios should be 4:3 or 16:9. All video entries must be submitted in mp4 format. There is no restriction on the style of the video (e.g. animation, live-action, etc).

When

Submission deadline: Jan 27-Mar 5 (Lantern Festival)

Judging period: Mar 6-26 (casting of votes by expert judges + netizens)

Award announcement: late March

How

Please submit your work, or a YouTube link to your video to: contest@chinadaily.com.cn

You can also upload your work directly under this thread on China Daily Website's English BBS (Bulletin Board System): http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-1329752-1-1.html

Or you can submit your work to Chinaculture.org's Facebook page: Chinese New Year – Just Share it!

Where

Your stories will be posted on China's most influential English-language Web portal, Chinadaily.com.cn. Millions of readers will read your stories on the China Daily Website and its English BBS.

About the appraisal

Winners will be selected by a panel of experts consisting of cultural scholars, members of the China Photographers Association and foreign experts at China Daily (40%), as well as online votes cast (60%).

Awards and Prizes

3 First Prizes: A smartphone (Chinese brand), or a 3,000 RMB equivalent prize; Certificate of honor

6 Second Prizes: A smartphone (Chinese brand), or a 2,000 RMB equivalent prize; Certificate of honor

18 Third Prizes: A music player (Chinese brand), or a 1,000 RMB equivalent prize; Certificate of honor

100 Honorable Mentions: Electronic product, or a 150 RMB equivalent prize

Sponsor

Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture, the People's Republic of China