In order to take part in the contest, participants will have to write an original article that's at least 400 words long and related to summer in China, holiday ideas in China or activities in China. This article must then be posted in the Community Blogs section. If the article complies with the community guidelines, it will be published in the community blogs section and entered into the competition.

The contest submission period is from July 17 to Sep 30, 2013. Winners will be announced the 15th of October 2013.

Duration: July 17th to 30th September 2013

Prizes

1)1x Best writing prize: 500 RMB Amazon Gift Card (chosen by the eChinacities.com team) 2)1x Most popular blog: 500 RMB Amazon Gift Card (voted by the readers) 3)2x Lucky prize: 250 RMB Amazon Gift Card (chosen randomly from all submissions)

Voting system:

1) Best writing prize: It will be selected by the eChinacities editors 2)Most popular blog: After the entry period closes, the eChinacities team will select the 10 blogs with most views, comments and likes. The list will be published on eChinacities and will kick-start the voting process to allow the readers of the site to choose the most popular blog. 3)Lucky prize: A blog will be selected randomly from all the blogs submitted during the contest.

Terms & Conditions

Staff, family, close friends or anyone affiliated with eChinacities are not eligible to enter the contest. Multiple submissions are permitted, but previously published material in any format including blogs, will not be considered. The content of the article must be original.