Competition Overview
The Golden Lotus Award is a creative competition for Macau's full-time primary and secondary school students, focusing on the city's World Heritage sites and Chinese culture. The event aims to promote cultural heritage through writing, calligraphy, and painting.
Competition Categories & Requirements
- Essay Competition: Create a work based on Macau World Heritage. The word count should not exceed 1,500 words. There are no restrictions on form or theme.
- Calligraphy Competition: Copy a sentence or paragraph from the introduction of any building or square (largo) within the Macau World Heritage. Works can be created using a brush, fountain pen, or ballpoint pen.
- Painting Competition: Create a painting based on Macau World Heritage. There are no restrictions on form or style, but the paper size must be A4 (29.7 x 21 cm).
Key Details
- Eligibility: Full-time primary and secondary school students in Macau. Participants are divided into Senior High School, Junior High School, and Primary School groups.
- Registration Period: From now until June 1, 2025.
- Submission Method: Registration information and works must be submitted by filling out the official website form.
- Physical Submission Date: To be confirmed.
- Expert Judging: A judging committee will be formed by the organizers and relevant industry experts.
- Awards Ceremony: July 2025 (To be confirmed).
- Prizes: For each category and group:
- First Prize (3 winners): Trophy and certificate.
- Second Prize (5 winners): Trophy and certificate.
- Third Prize (10 winners): Trophy and certificate.
- Merit Award (Several winners): Certificate.
- Collection of Works: A selection of outstanding award-winning works will be published.
Additional Notes
The organizers reserve the right to use all submitted works free of charge for purposes including, but not limited to, printed materials such as books, journals, and media, as well as for any form of storage, dissemination, and reproduction.
