Inter-school Chinese Character Design Competition Exhibition

“Chinese characters derive from pictures and are always in the same line without interruption”

─ Professor Jao Tsung-i in Symbols, First Texts and Letters – The Chinese Character Tree

Sinologist Jao Tsung-i, expounded the origin and evolution of Chinese characters in his book Symbols, First Text and Letters – The Chinese Character Tree. The ancients created the earliest graphic text by observing the shape of the sun and the moon in the heavens and the earth, and the footsteps of the birds and beasts. They eventually developed into a unique text system that has been passed down to the present, and which encapsulates the worldview of Chinese civilization.

The aim of the competition encourages students to explore the wisdom and beauty of Chinese characters, and to deepen their understanding and knowledge of Chinese culture by integrating Chinese characters into their designs.

A total of 27 primary and secondary schools took part in the competition with a total of 390 student works collected. The judging is based on the four criteria of originality, creativity, content-related theme, and wisdom and beauty of the Chinese character. There are 12 winning entries from two categories. A total of 168 entries from primary and secondary schools were selected for the exhibition; we look forward to seeing you there!

13.9 – 9.10.2019 (Closed on Mondays)

10am – 6pm

Exhibition Hall, G/F Block F, Jao Tsung-I Academy
(800 Castle Peak Road, Mei Foo, Kowloon)

Free Admission

Primary school theme: Characters for the four seasons

Under the “Four Seasons” theme, students will learn what the ancients thought about the different seasons, see how words about the seasons were created, and how Chinese characters were used to express the characteristics of the seasons.

Primary School Winning Work

	Champion 梁珈齊 Leung Kai Chai King’s College Old Boys’ Association Primary School (School 2)
	Runner-up 李美雅 Lee Mei Ah Sha Tin Wai Dr. Catherine F. Woo Memorial School
	3rd Place 楊皓暉 Yeung Ho Fai Tsuen Wan Catholic Primary School
	Merit 歐寶儀 Au Po Yee Sam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School
	Merit 趙苡晴 Chiu Yi Ching Dr. Catherine F. Woo Memorial School
	Merit 王銘傑 Wong Ming Kit Tsuen Wan Chiu Chow Public School

Secondary school theme: Cantonese characters

Hong Kong has a unique Cantonese culture. Cantonese evolved from ancient Chinese; not only is Cantonese very expressive, it also retains the ancient meaning of words. Designs under the theme of “Cantonese proverbs” will combine Chinese characters and illustrations to show the vividness of Cantonese.

Secondary School Winning Work

	Champion 廖子朗 Liu Chi Long Textile Institute American Chamber of Commerce Woo Hon Fai Secondary School
	Runner-up 陳子嬰 Chan Chi Ying Textile Institute American Chamber of Commerce Woo Hon Fai Secondary School
	3^rd Place 林靜心 Lam Ching Sum Textile Institute American Chamber of Commerce Woo Hon Fai Secondary School
	Merit 王愛琳 Wong Oi Lam Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
	Merit 李明欣 Lee Ming Yan Textile Institute American Chamber of Commerce Woo Hon Fai Secondary School
	Merit 陳樂琳 Chan Lok Lam Textile Institute American Chamber of Commerce Woo Hon Fai Secondary School