Introduction
Time: August 11-14, 2018
Venue: Peking University, Beijing
Organizers
Silk Road Cities Alliance (SRCA)
Beijing Belt and Road Cooperative Community (BRCC)
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)
Support organizations
More than 20 Embassies of the countries along the Belt & Road
Representative offices of related international organizations
Youth Council of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts
National Art Museum of China
Chinese Central Conservatory of Music
Silk Road School, Renmin University of China
Tsinghua University
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce (HKCCC)
SRCA partner companies and cultural institutions
Partner Media
Xinhua News Agency
People's Daily (Overseas Edition)
China Central Television
China Education Television
China Youth Daily
Jiefang Daily
21jingji.com
Jiemian.com
Hong Kong Wen Wui Po
Beijing Evening News
Jiefang Daily
Toutiao
CRI Online
Overview
One theme Get on the Road, Get to the Sky
Two topics Youth & Peace, Youth & Development
Three competitions
Four categories of participants
Young entrepreneurs
Young diplomats
Young artists
Young students
Five Highlights
Organizers
Silk Road Cities Alliance (SRCA) was initiated by Chinese and international public figures. It was officially established in Hong Kong in 2014. In 2017, the Silk Road Cities Alliance was established within the institutional structure of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. The mission of SRCA is promoting non-governmental friendship, cooperation and building a mutual-beneficial platform in the fields of culture, health, economic and trade cooperation among cities along the Belt and Road, and integrating social resources to achieve common goals of development and prosperity.
Beijing Belt & Road Cooperative Community (BRCC) was established and registered in Civil Affairs Bureau of Beijing Municipal Government in 2018, under the leadership of Beijing Municipal Office of Social Construction, aimed at mobilizing social resources, giving play to civil power and providing professional services, thus promoting exchange and cooperation among the cities and peoples along the Belt and Road at the non-governmental level, as well as reinforcing the leading role of the city of Beijing in this regard.
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) was established in 2013. It is a new style think tank with Chinese characteristics with more than 90 former politicians, bankers, and preeminent scholars from over 10 countries as senior fellows. It also maintains cooperation with think tanks from over 30 countries. At present, RDCY consists of 7 departments, and runs 3 research centers (the Center for Eco-Financial Studies, Global Governance Research Center, and the Sino-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center).
Program
August 11th:
Participants visit the venue
Briefing on contest process
Rehearsals
August 12th:
Opening ceremony
Speech contest
Photography contest
Music contest
August 13th:
Visit partner organizations
International Cultural Evening
August 14th:
Visit partner organizations
Application
The activity consists of 3 competitions which are speech, music and photography.
1. Before July 21st: Application, eligibility assessment, collection of works
2. Selection of works
The committee will select works and invite the contestants to take part in the final in Beijing.
3. August 11th-August 14th: the Final and cultural activities in Beijing
The “Silk Road & Young Dreams” final will be held from August 11th to 14th, 2018, in Beijing, including three competitions, international cultural evening and visiting partner organizations
- Speech competition –
1. The participants can select at least one topic among “wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits”, combining it with the key word “dream” and their own experiences, and deliver a speech on the youth’s understanding, action and expectation regarding the Belt and Road.
2. Participants will be divided into Chinese Group and English Group according to their own choices.
3. The title is not restrictive, but the content is restricted to be original.
4. The speech is no more than 5 minutes.
5. Participants are supposed to deliver unscripted speeches.
Process
1. Download the application form at our public Wechat account by pressing [加入我们--报名入口] button). Please send the completed application form to our email：silkroadyouth@hotmail.com. The deadline for the application is July 21st. Please write the email subject as: “Name+ Chinese speech group/English speech group + Application”.
2. The committee will invite experts to preliminarily select the participants according to application contents and determine the nominees list. After announcing the list, the committee will invite all the eligible nominators to attend the final. The awards list will be announced and the prize and certificate will be presented during the awarding ceremony.
3. If a background music or a PowerPoint is needed, please send the materials to E-mail silkroadyouth@hotmail.com before July 25th, which should be named as “Name+ Chinese speech group/English speech group+ Material”.
4. After receiving invitation, the nominators shall send his or her real and effective information, copy of ID card or passport to E-mail (silkroadyouth@hotmail.com) before July 25th. These will be regarded as the basis of the prize. The E-mail shall be named as “Name+ Speech Competition + Winner’s Information”.
- Music competition –
1. Participants can choose or write a music piece that contains elements such as youth, dream and the Silk Road or showcase the culture of a country, a district or a city. Participants shall choose elegant, beautiful and positive music piece that correspond to the theme of the activity.
2. Original songs, cover, adaptation and playing instrument which can reflect the creativity and one’s own ideas are encouraged.
3. Each music piece shall be performed by no more than 3 people (If more people are needed, please communicate with the Organizing Committee in advance).
4. The music piece is no more than 5 minutes.
Process
1. Download the application form at our public Wechat account by pressing [加入我们--报名入口] button.
The music piece shall be recorded in the form of video or record within 5 minutes. The definition of a video should be no less than 480p, and format should be mp4, avi, mov, fav, 3gp or wmv. The record’s format should be cd, wav, mp3 or wma.
Please send the completed application form and the video or record to our email：silkroadyouth@hotmail.com. The deadline for the application is July 21st. Please write the email subject as: “Name+ Music Competition + Application”.
2. The committee will invite experts to preliminarily select the participants according to application contents and determine the nominees list. After announcing the list, the committee will invite all the eligible nominators to attend the final. The awards list will be announced and the prize and certificate will be presented during the awarding ceremony.
3. If a background music or a video is needed, please send the material to E-mail (silkroadyouth@hotmail.com) which should be named as “Name+ Music Competition +Material” before July 25th.
4. After receiving invitation, the nominators shall send his or her real and effective information, copy of ID card or passport to E-mail silkroadyouth@hotmail.com before July 25th. These will be regarded as the basis of the prize. The E-mail shall be named as “Name+ Music Competition + Winner’s information”. - Photography Competition –
1. Theme: The works should highlight the theme of the activity, capturing the culture, stories, scenery and wonderful moments along the Belt and Road. Please share your story and show us the creativity and ideas of college students.
2. Group: Photographs can be taken by either camera or mobile phone. The shooting information should be saved.
3. Each participant can hand in 1-5 single images or a series of at least 5 pictures.
4. The size should be no more than 5M.
Process
1. Download the application form at our public Wechat account by pressing [加入我们--报名入口] button.
Please send the completed application form and the works to E-mail silkroadyouth@hotmail.com. The deadline for the application is July 21st. Please write the email subject as: “Name+ Photography Camera Group/ Photography Cellphone Group + Application”.
2. The committee will invite both experts to select the participants and the public to vote for their favorite works on our Wechat public account by clicking [投票入口]. The nominator list will be decided on the basis of both experts and the public. After announcing the list, the committee will invite all the eligible nominators to attend the final. The awards list will be announced and the prize and certificate will be presented during the awarding ceremony.
3. After receiving invitation, the nominators shall send his or her real and effective information, copy of ID card or passport and the maximum size of the original digital photo of the prize-winning work to E-mail silkroadyouth@hotmail.com before July 25th. The E-mail shall be named as “Name + Photography Competition + Winner’s Information”.
“Silk Road & Young Dreams” Application Form
Click here to download the application form
* Please specify the speech language: Speech in Chinese or Speech in English.
* The principle of the “Belt and Road” includes wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.
Partners
* more than 20 Embassies of the countries along the Belt & Road, international organizations in China, SCO Youth Council, Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts, Art Museum of the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts, Chinese Central Conservatory of Music, Tsinghua University, China Renmin Univeristy Silk Road School, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce (HKCCC), International Silk Road Institute of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai Corporate Counsel Association, Shanghai Law Society, SRCA partner companies and others.
Contact us
Address: West Tower 1705, Van Palace, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 8610-52078100
Fax: 8610-52078105
E-mail: silkroad@srca-info.com
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