The Chinese national anthem is expected to be heard twice during the victory ceremonies at the New Zealand Winter Games curling at the Maniototo International Curling Rink in August.
China has become one of the top curling nations in the world and proved its dominance by winning both the men's and women's titles at the Pacific championships at Naseby in November.
China is one of the seven curling nations to have confirmed their entries for the inaugural Winter Games for the week-long competition from August 23-29.
Canada, the United States, Japan, China, Korea, Australia and New Zealand will each send a men's and women's team to Naseby for the international event at the best curling rink in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Chinese women's team is ranked third in the world and has confirmed a spot for the Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Canada, next year.
The Chinese men's team is ranked 10th in the world and has the chance to gain entry to the Olympics at next month's world championships in Canada.
China dominated the Pacific championships for the second year in a row last year, when it won gold medals in both the men's and women's events.
The men's team of Jia Liang Zang, Xiao Ming Xu, Rui Liu and skip Feng Chun Wang gained its second successive win when it beat Japan 8-5 in the final at the Maniototo International Curling Rink.
The women's team of Yan Zhou, Qingshuang Yue, Yin Liu and skip Bingyu Wang won its third successive title when it beat Korea 9-4.
It is significant for the development of New Zealand curling to have a world-class venue at Naseby that attracts the best.
"Having such strong support from the first invitations to go out is hugely encouraging and bodes well for the other disciplines," Winter Games chief executive Arthur Klap said yesterday.
"The beauty of [the] Winter Games is that not only do we feature all the snowboard and free skiing events, but also an extensive programme in alpine ski racing, cross-country skiing and ice sports."
Combine such a schedule with the opportunity for visiting teams to train in winter conditions six months out from the Winter Olympics, and it becomes an attractive event for the world's elite winter sportsmen.
Curling organisation chairman Peter Becker, of Ranfurly, said that all the curling teams attending had experience curling at Naseby and have been impressed by the high quality of the facilities.
