图片一：2004年8月27日，中国选手刘翔在2004年雅典奥运会男子110米栏决赛中夺得金牌。 新华社记者李岳摄

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang (C) competes in the men's 110m hurdles final at the Athens Olympics in Athens, Greece, Aug. 27, 2004. (Xinhua/Li Yue)

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图片二：2006年2月15日，中国小将王濛在都灵冬奥会短道速滑女子500米决赛获得金牌后接受祝贺。新华社记者毕明明摄

China's Wang Meng (2nd L) is congratulated by an unidentified men after the women's 500m short track speedskating final at the Turin Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2006. Wang Meng won the gold medal of the games with a total of 44.345 seconds. (Xinhua/Bi Mingming)

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图片三：2007年11月30日，加拿大选手伯内特•贾森在2007年蹦床世界杯系列赛比赛中（多次曝光拍摄）。新华社记者陈晓伟摄

Jason Burnett of Canada competes in the men's qualification at the 2007 Trampoline Gymnastics International Invitational Tournament in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei)

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图片四：2008年3月23日，上海选手火亮在安徽合肥举行的2008年全国跳水冠军赛暨奥运会选拔赛（双人）男子10米跳台决赛中获得冠军。 新华社记者李健摄

Shanghai's Huo Liang competes during the men's 10m platform final of diving at the 2008 National Diving Championships in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui province, on March 23, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

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图片五：2008年8月4日，一名选手在顺义奥林匹克水上公园皮划艇激流回旋场地进行适应性训练。 新华社记者罗更前摄

A paddler trains for the Olympic canoe/kayak slalom event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park at the outskirts of Beijing, China, Aug. 4, 2008. (Xinhua/Luo Gengqian)

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图片六： 2008年8月20日，中华台北选手朱木炎（左）在北京奥运会跆拳道男子58公斤级四分之一决赛中，攻击多米尼加选手梅塞德斯。新华社记者王毓国摄

Chu Mu-Yen(blue) of Chinese Taipei kicks Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of Dominican Republic during the men's 58kg quarterfinal at Beijing Olympic Games taekwondo event in Beijing, capital of China, August 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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图片七：2008年8月23日，中国选手马琳在北京奥运会乒乓球男子单打决赛中，他以4比1战胜队友王皓，获得冠军。  新华社记者罗更前摄

Ma Lin of China returns a shot to his teammate Wang Hao during men's singles final of table tennis at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China,  Aug. 23, 2008. Ma Lin defeated Wang Hao 4-1 and won the gold medal of the event. (Xinhua/Luo Gengqian)

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图片八： 照片说明：2008年8月23日，北京奥运会花样游泳集体项目自由自选决赛开始前，一位摄影师在水下拍摄日本队热身。  新华社记者刘宇摄

A photographer shoots Japanese team's warming up during the team event free routine at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games synchronized swimming event in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008.  (Xinhua/Liu Yu)

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图片九： 2008年8月24日，美国队球员詹姆斯（下）在北京奥运会男篮决赛中进攻。 新华社记者孟永民摄

Lebron James (blue) of the U.S. dunks during Men's Gold Medal Game between Spain and the United States at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games basketball event at Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 24, 2008.  (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)

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图片十： 2010年7月11日，在约翰内斯堡足球城体育场举行的2010南非世界杯足球赛决赛颁奖仪式中，西班牙队队长卡西利亚斯手捧大力神杯与队友们庆祝。 新华社记者李尕摄

Spain's team celebrates on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the World Cup final against the Netherlands at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2010. Spain won the match 1-0. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

The 10th “China Bridge” US Midwest Regional was held at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, on April 23, 2011.  Supported by Hanban and the Consulate General of PRC to Chicago, the regional contest was organized by the Confucius Institute and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Purdue University.  About 40 contestants from ten universities participated in the contest on Purdue campus, filled with spring breeze and blossoms. As a pre-contest for the 10th “China Bridge” in China, this event is also a showcase of Chinese language skills of all students who are currently enrolled in the Chinese language programs.