The School of Chinese Language - Zhong Wen Xue Xiao - is a non-profit endeavour, a Trust which has been established with the blessings of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata.

In the words of Mr Mao Siwei: "I believe that the world has enough space for China and India, the two largest developing countries, to develop together.. I believe that an increasing number of young Indians will learn the Chinese language...The School, formed to promote understanding and learning has our blessings...."

Language is the river which can connect peoples; knowledge of language helps break barriers and The School was established to meet the challenges- through language and interaction- of cultural, social and business differences which exist between the two great countries.

We have been fortunate to place The School in Sunny Park, a quiet cul-de-sac in the heart of Kolkata, to ensure convenience and a peaceful atmosphere of dedicated teaching and learning. We expect to make the grasp of Mandarin (Putonghua) an interesting and useful experience for each one of the participants.

The Chinese Consulate opened in Kolkata in 2008, as did The School, when it was inaugurated, on July 16, 2008, by His Excellency, Mr. Mao Siwei, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata. The School celebrated its 1st Anniversary on July 16, 2009, together with friends from the Chinese Consulate General.

The School hopes to add a micro-drop of understanding to the ocean of un-understanding between the two countries by providing and creating a better and correct perception of each other and each others' cultures; it is a platform for the launch into the exciting future which is before us; a century which clearly belongs to India and China.

Our curricula have been formulated in consultation with our Chinese Teachers, Universities and the Consul General, in accordance with international practices; stress is laid on correct phonetics and authentic teaching. Generally, each Session provides 2 hours which is the optimum time-span to learn this language. We maintain a Teacher:Student ratio of 1:15.

We offer an Intensive Course of 3 years suitable for Classes between 9 and 12 as well as all adults. At the end of which dedicated Students would be fluent in Chinese Language and, whilst being well-versed in a useful foreign language, would also be able to take advantage of the quality yet affordable higher education offered by our reputed partner Universities in China. Amongst the post-school fields which we offer are Medicine (MBBS/equivalent), Nursing, Dentistry, Business Management (BBA, MBA and equivalent), Computer Hardware (MCA/MSc/equivalent) and Chinese Language & Literature.

We offer, currently, the foll. Courses:

Express-Traveller’s Course (Luxing zhe Sucheng Kecheng) – 15 Sessions about 1.5 months

Express (Sucheng Kecheng) 35 Sessions, about 4 months

Express—Business (Sucheng Shangwu Kecheng) 45 Sessions, about 5 months

INTENSIVE (Qianghua Kecheng) 104 Sessions each Semester of about 9 months x 3 Semesters

The School provides the opportunity to all Indian Students to avail of quality yet affordable higher education at our partner State Universities in China in fields ranging from BBA/MBA to BSc/MSc and MBBS/Nursing.

A complete mastery of Chinese may not be a very easy task for everyone; even the Chinese. An extremely well-educated Chinese scholar has a knowledge of about 6000 to 7000 characters. However, a normal educated person possesses the knowledge of about 2000 characters; this knowledge is sufficient to read a Chinese newspaper, and to communicate very efficiently. A proficient foreign student with a career in mind should understand anywhere between 1500 to 2000 characters. This study requires about 3 years - 3 years of dedication and passion. The School shall help you in this very possible task.

Note: It is important to know that although normally used Chinese characters (as distinct from vocabulary) may be only about 2000, Chinese vocabulary (the many different words made up of various combinations of such Chinese characters) are many fold more.

Faculty consists of native Chinese Teachers, including specialists and highly qualified Teachers from Government of China, and Indian Scholars conversant with contemporary China. With the sincere devotion of our expert Teachers and your hard-work, practice, dedication and perseverance, we expect all our students to achieve their goals, both short and long term.

The School proposes to subsidize 90% of the fee for 10% of student strength who would be from the needy and deserving strata, (paying only 10% of the normal fee), in our small effort towards supporting intellectual quality and social diversity. Deserving students with outstanding ability, dedication and comprehension/grasp of Mandarin would thus create an energy in the classroom and find the opportunity to join the revolution in the making.