Contributions Wanted for the 6 th “The Centre of Heaven
and Earth” Cultural Heritage International Cartoon
Competition
Ⅰ. Organizational Institutions
Hosted by: Henan Cartoonist Association and Zhengzhou Municipal Institute of
Cultural Heritage & Archaeology.
Presented by: Henan XOYTO Cartoon Group Co., Ltd.
Candidates’ works will be evaluated by specialists selected from Henan Cartoonists
Association Judges Committee.
Ⅱ. Schedule
Work Contribution: April 1 to August 31, 2020
Preliminary Selection: September 2020
Final Selection: October 2020
Ⅲ. Contents of Competition
Based on the theme of world cultural heritage protection and traditional culture
inheritance, the contributions ought to be dedicated to improving public awareness of
cultural heritage protection, to achieving vivid and lively effect.
Ⅳ. Awards & Incentives
ⅰ. Awards Setting.
There are four types of awards in total, namely, Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Bronze
Awards and Excellence Awards.
ⅱ. Incentive Mechanism.
Award-winning works will receive an Award Certificate and reward by Zhengzhou
Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage & Archaeology. The reward for Gold Award
is ￥20,000 Yuan; There will be five Silver Awards, ten Bronze Awards and thirty
Excellence Awards, with ￥5,000 Yuan, ￥2,000 Yuan and ￥300 Yuan respectively as
reward.
Ⅴ. Competition Scope
The 6 th Cultural Heritage International Cartoon Competition will solicit contributions
from cartoonists and undergraduates around the world. The work form mainly
includes single caricatures and comic strip.
Ⅵ. Need-to-know
ⅰ. Works are expected to be striking, artistic and humorous, include no contents that
are prohibited by the Chinese law, with independent intellectual property rights.
ⅱ. Please fill in the Application form (available at: www.xiaoyingtao.com.cn or you
can download at “Henan Comics” WeChat official account).
ⅲ. Format: recommended picture size 420×297mm, resolution ratio no less than
300dpi. Please include the title, author’s name, phone number, email address and
mailing address.
ⅳ. The hosting unit is entitled but not limited to the following rights to use the
contribution works:
Publish, issue, transmit and display in any forms or media; collect and publish,
display awarded works. Competitors are allowed to use contribution works in any
other activities.
ⅴ. The number of contribution works should be no more than three pieces for each
author, and the works will not be returned.
ⅵ. Competition information is available at “Henan Comics” WeChat official account.
Ⅶ. Works Submitting & Contacts
Please send your works to: tdzzmh@163.com
You can also call us at: 0371-65861272-8066