The School of Chinese Language, Zhong Wen Xua Xiao, celebrated its 3rd Anniversary an event full of excitement, colourful costumes, excellent performances and bonhomie.

Guest of Honour, His Excellency Mr Zhang Lizhong, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China presided over the gala with considerable enthusiasm. Consul General expressed his joy at the remarkable achievements of The School and praised its dedication towards teaching Chinese Language and sincere endeavours to bring people of China & India closer together. Consul General urged all not to misunderstand China but to give developments a thought and participate with China to take advantage of mutual booming economies and age-old civilisations in a spirit of mutual cooperation and harmony.

Guests eagerly awaited the performances presented by Students of The School who had worked hard and provided entertainment to all guests with their Chinese songs, poems incl. Tagore’s in Chinese, riddles, multihued fan dance, calligraphy and the play BaixueGongzhu (Snow White) with great performances from each and every actor. Chinese Teachers presented Kabir’sdohas in Hindi. Colourful Chinese costumes and accessories added to the glamour of the event.

The celebrations were enhanced by wonderful presentations by Students of St Xavier’s Collegiate School (all of whom also Students of The School) and Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.

Principal MadanSaraff felt honoured by the presence of each and every guest and was happy to mention the wonderful steps taken by The School, each of which created one micro-drop of understanding in the ocean of un-understanding which lay between the peoples of India & China. Principal also stated categorically that insofar as Kolkata’s own Chinese community was concerned, a lot more needed to be accomplished to make amends for the past and develop closer cooperation.

The hall was overflowing with invitees which indicated the growing popularity of Chinese Language, Culture & The School. A feeling of goodwill and harmony prevailed. Almost 400 Students have already benefited from the authentic courses conducted by Chinese Teachers.

Vice-Principal Charisma, the principal mover and shaker behind the scenes, carried out her cherished assignments with great aplomb, results of which were witnessed and appreciated by all present.

Everyone was looking forward to greater achievements of The School and celebrations of the 4th Anniversary.

The School is a non-profit endeavour; it provides a platform towards breaking of barriers with the power of Language and Understanding. Insofar as the relationship between the peoples of China and India are concerned, we are of the firm belief that there is a gap in the understanding of each other, and each other's cultures The School hopes to add a micro-drop of understanding to the ocean of un-understanding which lies between the two countries by creating a realistic perception of each other and each other’s cultures; it is a platform for the launch into the exciting future which is before us; a century which clearly belongs to the two great nations, India & China…

Additionally, The School provides the opportunity to interested Students to avail of quality yet very affordable higher education in leading Universities in China, in various fields, including MBBS.

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.

Recommended by Consulate General of China.

In the words of His Excellency, Mr ZhangLizhong: "The School of Chinese Language is recommended by us because it is a good choice; it offers authentic Chinese Language and the opportunity of immersion in Chinese culture, to the city’s people…. I am happy to recommend The School to you and wish each and every Student who joins The School success in career…”

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.

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 the optimum time-span to learn this language. We maintain a Teacher:Student ratio of 1:15.

We offer, currently, the foll. Courses:

EXPRESS-TRAVELLER’S (LuxingzheSuchengKecheng) – 13 & 15 Sessions about 1 or 1.5 months months

EXPRESS (SuchengKecheng) 35 Sessions, about 4 months

EXPRESS-BUSINESS (SuchengShangwuKecheng) 50 Sessions, about 6 months

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

BASIC APPLIED CHINESE LANGUAGE (ZhongwenJichuShiyongKecheng) 60 Sessions, about 9 months - a Joint Certificate Course with Calcutta University & MAKAIAS

SPECIAL CHINESE CLASS FOR CHILDREN (HanyuLeyuanShaonianban) aged between 7 years and 15 years - 90 Sessions, about 12 months

SPECIAL COURSE IN ENGLISH FOR CHINESE STUDENTS (ShiyongYingyuKecheng)- 64 Sessions, about 3 months

SPECIAL COURSE FOR TOURIST GUIDES (DaoyouHanyu)– 100 hours, about 6 months

SPECIAL CHINESE CLASSROOM (HanyuJingduKecheng) 500 hours in 5 hour Sessions held 5 days a week, 100 days, about 5 months

FOR THE 1st TIME IN INDIA, The School of Chinese Language offers, in Partnership with Kunming Medical University, China, (recognized by Medical Council of India, Indian Embassy, World Health Organisation amongst others), international-quality yet very affordable Medical Education (MBBS).

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 s supporting intellectual quality and social diversity. Deserving students with outstanding ability, dedication and comprehension and grasp of Mandarin would thus create an energy in the classroom and find the opportunity to join the revolution in the making.