The first edition of the Home Away from Home Essay Contest for foreign friends with a China story ended in November 2021. Fifty-five contestants from 31 countries shared their unique China stories. These stories were shared on international social media such as Facebook and Instagram and gained widespread attention from overseas media and the public. Stories were then translated into Chinese and released through public social accounts and traditional media in China, which received warm responses and praise. A collection of the stories will be published by Foreign Languages Press soon.
首屆家外之家外國友人中國故事征文大賽已于 2021 年 11 月落下帷幕，來自世界各地 31個國家的 55 位參賽者分享了屬于他們的獨特中國故事。這些故事通過Facebook、Instagram等海外社交媒體向全世界傳播，獲得了海外媒體和民眾的廣泛關(guān)注。而后又翻譯成中文在國內(nèi)通過公眾號和傳統(tǒng)媒體發(fā)布，得到熱烈反響和好評。2021年的征文作品將由外文出版社結(jié)集出版。
This activity aims to collect China stories by foreigners, show a real, authentic, and comprehensive China to the world, change stereotypes and prejudices about Chinese culture and Chinese people, and enhance understanding and friendship between China and foreign countries. The second edition of the Home Away from Home essay contest will usher in a comprehensive upgrade to encourage more foreign friends to share their unique China stories. All foreign friends in China are welcome to participate actively.
由外國人來講中國故事，向世界展現(xiàn)真實、立體、全面的中國，改變國外對中國文化和中國人刻板印象和偏見，增進中外了解和友誼，是這個活動的目的。2022年，為鼓勵更多外國友人參與到講好中國故事，傳播好中國聲音的活動中來，第二屆家外之家外國人中國故事征文大賽迎來全面升級。征文活動內(nèi)容將更加豐富，獎品更豐厚，歡迎所有的在華外籍友人積極參與。
In order to avoid ambiguity in understanding, the Chinese name of this essay contest is changed to《我在中國的家》 Chinese Story Essay Contest, and the English name remains unchanged.
為避免理解產(chǎn)生歧義，本次征文大賽的中文名稱改為《我在中國的家》征文大賽，英文名稱保持不變，仍然是 Home Away from Home Essay Contest.
征文規(guī)則CONTEST RULES
Suitable participants:
Foreign citizens who are legally residing in China.
征集對象:
合法居住在中國的外國公民。
Theme and requirements
征文內(nèi)容及要求
The contest’s theme : MY HOME in China
Requirement:1) The content of the article needs to include a concise and clear self-introduction at the beginning (name, nationality, occupation, residence time in China) and an introduction about their home country (hometown) at the end of the article.
2) The topic is self-designed, the genre is not limited, and the number of words is 800~1000 words or a similar length of characters in any language! Please include at least three photos of yourself in China or landscapes of the city where you live, taken by yourself. Please send us a Word file and remember to include your WeChat ID and phone number for us to contact you. Your personal data won’t be disclosed without your permission.
3) The 2nd edition of the Home Away from Home Essay Contest encourages participants to submit articles and attach a short video of 2~4 minutes. The video content must be related to the theme in your story. You can show us the city, the food, or your activities there. Please hold your phone horizontally to make the video. Attaching a video is optional, but it will give you a bonus point for the final classification.
4) Submission email: luz@mts-tech.com
征文主題：我在中國的家
征文要求：1）文章內(nèi)容需要包括開頭一段簡潔明了的自我介紹（姓名、國籍、職業(yè)、在華居住時間）以及文章末尾一段對祖國（家鄉(xiāng)）的介紹。
2）題目自擬、體裁不限，字數(shù)800~1000英文單詞，若有特殊需求，可用母語撰寫，并附上至少3張照片，文章以word格式保存，內(nèi)附微信號和電話號碼以便后期聯(lián)系；
3）第二屆家外之家征文大賽鼓勵參賽者提交文章的同時附帶一段短視頻，短視頻時長2~4分鐘，視頻內(nèi)容同樣緊扣主題，短視頻在最終評獎環(huán)節(jié)將作為加分項與文章投稿一并計入總分；
4）投稿郵箱：luz@mts-tech.com
Suggested themes:
1. Why did you choose to live in this city, and which part of the city attracts you the most;
2. What fascinates you most about living in this city;
3. Your favorite city attractions and local food;
4. A unique experience/person that makes this city your home away from home;
5. Please share at least 3 photos to illustrate the story, and please show us your cute face in 1 of the three at least.
6. What is your project in China or your “China dream”?
針對主題，參賽者可參考以下內(nèi)容：
1. 你為什么選擇居住在這座城市，這座城市哪一點最吸引你；
2. 在這座城市生活最讓你著迷的是什么；
3. 你最喜歡的城市景點、特色美食；
4. 告訴我們一些讓你更喜歡居住在這座城市的獨特經(jīng)歷；
5. 請分享3一張個人靚照或者個人拍攝的照片，用以說明當時的故事；
6. 你在中國的計劃/你的“中國夢”是什么？
Save these dates
征文流程
Call for works and online selection:
April 8, 2022 to July 31, 2022
Expert review:
August 8, 2022 ~ August 31, 2022
Winner announcement:
September 8, 2022
作品征集與網(wǎng)絡(luò)評選：
2022年4月8日~2022年7月31日
專家評審：
2022年8月8日~2022年8月31日
獲獎公布：
2022年9月8日
Prizes
?
獎項設(shè)置
A total of 6 authors will be entitled to our prizes.
1st Prize (1 Winner)
￥5000 + Translation coupon (worth￥200) + Mystery Prize
Second Prize (2 Winners)
￥2000 + Translation coupon (worth￥200) + Mystery Prize
3rd Prize (3 Winners)
￥1000 + Translation coupon (worth￥200) + Mystery Prize
Internet Popularity Award
￥1500 + Mystery Prize
Plus, all participants will receive a commemorative prize and Participation in lucky draws to win prizes from our sponsors.
MTS will donate 200 yuan per story received to support the education of disadvantaged rural youths.
總共有6位參賽者將有資格獲得我們的獎品
一等獎1位
5000元現(xiàn)金+價值200元翻譯券+神秘獎品
二等獎2位
每人2000元現(xiàn)金+價值200元的翻譯券+神秘獎品
三等獎3位
每人1000元現(xiàn)金+價值200元的翻譯券+神秘獎品
網(wǎng)絡(luò)人氣獎
1500元現(xiàn)金+神秘獎品
另外，所有參賽者都將獲得一份紀念獎品。
本次征文活動，我們將為每一篇故事提供200元資金，捐助給貧困山區(qū)失學兒童。
Winners Selection Rules
?
評選規(guī)則
The winner of the Internet Popularity Award will be chosen exclusively (100%) from the votes the story gets from social media scoring (explained below).
The winners of the 1st prize, 2nd two prizes, and 3rd three prizes will be chosen by the following system:
Social media (50%) + expert review (50%), combined score.
Social media scoring stage
During the process of collecting works, they will be published on social media. According to the number of social media readings and likes, the works with the highest scores will be selected to win the “Internet Popularity Award” set by the event.
Expert review stage
According to the social media scoring weight of 50% and the expert review scoring weight accounting for 50%, the top 6 will be selected as the event’s first, second, and third prize winning works.
MTS Official WeChat account, Babel Tower Official WeChat account and Yi Jiantang WeChat account number of Article reads + number of likes（25%）
Foreign Social Media likes Facebook + Instagram（25%）
Expert Review（50%）
網(wǎng)絡(luò)人氣獎的獲獎?wù)邇H從社交媒體評分中的故事投票中選出(解釋如下)。
一等獎、二等獎和三等獎的獲獎?wù)邔⑼ㄟ^以下方式選出:
社交媒體+專家評審，綜合得分。社交媒體評分階段作品征集過程中，將會陸續(xù)發(fā)表到海內(nèi)外社交媒體上，最終依據(jù)社交媒體閱讀量及點贊量，評選出分數(shù)最高的作品獲得活動設(shè)置的“網(wǎng)絡(luò)人氣獎”。 專家評審階段按照社交媒體評分權(quán)重占比50%（國內(nèi)25%，國外25%），專家評審評分權(quán)重占比50%，綜合兩者數(shù)據(jù)，選出前6名作為活動一等獎、二等獎、三等獎獲獎作品。
精藝達公眾號+巴別塔公眾號+墨責公眾號文章閱讀量 + 點贊量（25%）
國外社交媒體文章點贊量Facebook + Instagram（25%）
專家評審（50%）
Note
?
注意事項
☉ The submitted content must be original.
☉ In the selection stage, any form of cheating is prohibited, found cheaters will be disqualified, and we will be sad.
☉ The ownership and publishing rights of relevant text, photos, videos and other materials during the event belong to the event organizer.
☉ Winners cannot win multiple prizes. If the prizes conflict, the highest prize will prevail, and the other prize will be automatically transferred to the next participant.
☉ The final interpretation right of the event belongs to the organizer.
☉ Third-party use of the stories and pictures has to seek approval from the organizer.
☉ 投稿內(nèi)容必須是原創(chuàng)。
☉ 評選階段，禁止任何形式的作弊行為，一經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)即取消參賽資格。
☉ 活動期間有關(guān)的文字、照片、視頻等資料的所有權(quán)和發(fā)布權(quán)歸活動主辦方所有。
☉ 獲獎?wù)卟豢芍貜?fù)獲獎，若獎項沖突，以最高金額獎項為準，另一獎項自動讓渡給下一位參與者。
☉ 活動最終解釋權(quán)歸主辦方所有。
☉ 任何第三方必須征得我們的批準才可轉(zhuǎn)載故事。
