Experts suggest creating digital Chinese textbooks

There is a huge overseas demand for Chinese textbooks, but challenges remain, experts agreed at a recent symposium hosted by the National Institute for Higher Education Teaching Materials under Higher Education Press.

According to them, teaching and learning materials for Chinese as a foreign language have witnessed a surge in publication and overseas readership in recent years. However, there are many obstacles impeding the distribution and export of Chinese text books to foreign countries, so digital study materials are needed.

With China's rapid development and growing cultural influence, Chinese textbooks are in high demand, and books covering topics ranging from aircraft engineering and traditional Chinese medicine to corporate management and Chinese language learning are being exported.