The Chinese Bridge competition is underway at various countries across the world. It tests competitors fluency and eloquence in Chinese.

The Chinese Bridge competition is underway at various countries across the world. (Photo: CRIonline)

The grand finals will be held in China's central city of Changsha on June the 7th. But, this weekend, preliminary finals were held across the world. Here's what happened in France.

he French final was held on Saturday. Contestants had to speak about a given topic in Chinese, which were charming Chinese and fantastic World Expo.

They also displayed other talents including singing, dancing and stand-up comedy. Out of the 16 contestants, Xia Tian (夏天) who has studied and worked in China was named the winner. He'll travel to China in June to compete against other winners from across the world for the grand title.