Can future designers enter the national competition if they can't enter the provincial competition?

I can't. According to official website of Henan University.

1. Competition mode: It is organized according to the three-level competition system of school-level competition, provincial competition, regional competition and national competition. Provincial competition: the national competition trials, in principle, organized by the provinces. The works that won the first and second place in the provincial competition entered the national finals. If the number of works in individual provinces is small, we can consider merging with neighboring provinces to organize the selection. Provincial Competition Certificates: See the Measures for the Administration of Certificates of the Education Department for the competition certificates listed by the local education department; provincial competition certificates of other competition areas shall be uniformly issued by the competition organizing committee. National: the final of the highest level of competition. The certificate of the national competition is issued by the organizer and organizing Committee of the competition.

2. Work plan of the 11th National Digital Art Design Competition for Future Designers in Henan Province: Introduction of the competition: NCDA, the future designer of the National Digital Art Design Competition for Colleges and Universities, was sponsored by the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, recognized by the China Higher Education Society of the Ministry of Education, and 12 was approved by the provincial education department. It is a national college student competition supported by a powerful learning platform. The contest started on 20 12 and is held once a year for ten consecutive sessions. It is one of the important competitions that colleges and universities actively participate in. Every year, 1500 colleges and universities and100000 students participate, and nearly 90% of 985 top universities and 95% of famous design colleges participate. The contest consists of four tracks: non-proposition, public welfare, proposition, innovation and entrepreneurship, including meta-universe plus design, future design, national tide non-legacy design, visual communication design, animation and video design, interactive design, living environment and planning design, industrial product design, clothing design, virtual ip and expression pack design, digital painting, digital photography, digital music and so on.