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The Chairman's Bao

University of Leeds alumnus Sean McGibney co-founded The Chairman's Bao while studying for his Mandarin and Spanish degree.

We're proud that this successful Mandarin learning product has roots here at the University of Leeds, and value the alignment of lessons and HSK levels.

On this page you can access sample lessons to try.

More about The Chairman's Bao

WHO WE ARE

The most comprehensive online news-based graded reader for students of Chinese, forming a part of teaching in over 300 global Mandarin teaching Institutions.

QUALITY

Dependable. Highly experienced native writing team, all with teaching backgrounds. Content is guaranteed by a stringent 7-point editorial process.

QUANTITY

Volume and Variety. 1,600 lessons published every year across 15 categories, with a library of over 6,500 lessons. Tailored to popular curricula including: HSK, IB, IGCSE, GCSE, Pre-U. New Chinese Legends and Beginner Video series now available!

MOTIVATE STUDENTS

Inspire self-motivated study. Engaging content that encourages students to study little and often, facilitated by cross-platform integration (Website and App).

Turning your interest in Chinese into a business

Sample lessons

We have curated a selection of lessons for you to try. These have been unlocked on the site so you can access the full features!

HSK 1

Chinese girl goes from student to Sichuan cuisine chef in Italy / 中国女孩在意大利做四川菜

HSK 2

Young boy delivers food in toy truck in UK / 三岁的小男孩开小"卡车"给人们送吃的

HSK 3

Why Chinese is a fun language to learn, but also extremely important / 学汉语不只为了好玩,还很重要

HSK 4

Mandarin fever boosts Chinese inbound tourism / 汉语热推动来华旅游

HSK 5

Mandarin surpasses German for student's choice in UK A-levels / 汉语首超德语成英国A-level热门科目

HSK 6

China's TV broadcasters struggle to compete with rise of short video platforms / 短视频平台蓬勃发展给中国地方电视台带来严重威胁