| Parent company | China Education Publishing and Media Group (Ministry of Education of China） |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-12-01)[1][2] |
| Country of origin |  People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters location | No. 17, South Street,Zhongguancun,Haidian District,Beijing |
| Publication types | Textbooks, workbooks, and teaching and research magazines for primary and secondary schools in mainland China |
| Official website | www |
ThePeople's Education Press(PEP;Chinese:人民教育出版社;pinyin:Rénmín Jiàoyù Chūbǎnshè) is the oldest publishing house of theMinistry of Education of China. It was founded on December 1, 1950, and the name was inscribed byChairman of the Chinese Communist PartyMao Zedong in his own handwriting. The main tasks are of researching, compiling, publishing, and distributing teaching materials for elementary and secondary education of the country.[2][3][4]
Up to 2023, PEP has compiled and published twelve sets of national primary and secondary school textbooks, as well as many books for international Chinese language learners.[5][1]
On December 1, 1950, the People's Education Press was formally established, with its name written by Chairman Mao personally. The first president and editor-in-chief of the press wasYe Shengtao.[3][1]
Duringthe Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, the People's Education Press was forced to stop working, primary and secondary school textbooks were compiled and published by provinces and cities instead.[6]
In 1983, the Curriculum and Teaching Materials Research Institute was established, with its name written byDeng Xiaoping.[4][1]
In September 2005, People's Education Press moved to a nearly 50,000 square meter building located inZhongguancun.[7]
On December 18, 2010, the "China Education Publishing and Media Group" was established, and People's Education Press became a core member of the group.[4][8]
On May 5, 2018,Tencent and People’s Education Press officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing.[9]
On November 29, 2020,General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping wrote back to some retirees of the People’s Education Press, extending his greetings and urging efforts to create high quality teaching materials.[10]
As of 2023, the People's Education Press has compiled, researched and published twelve sets of national primary and secondary school textbooks and multiple sets of vocational education textbooks and normal college textbooks. And in 2023, there were more than 1,300 employees. The People's Education Research Institute was established in the same year.[1]
The publications of People's Education Press include:[2][1][3]
For international students, there include:[5]
People's Education Press has published a large number of audiovisual products for basic education, such as "Standard Chinese (Revised Edition)", "Oriental Fairy Tale Mathematics - Creative Thinking for the Future", and "Standard Japanese for Sino-Japanese Communication",[11] "English for Junior High School Listening and Speaking", etc.
On January 31, 2000, the books "Establishment for Generations - Deng Xiaoping and Education in the People's Republic of China" (VCD), "Garfield's Adventures in China" (Videotape), and "Junior High School Chemistry" (Videotape) published by People's Education Electronic Audio-visual Publishing House won the first "National Audio-visual Product Award".