• More people (1.2 billion) speak Chinese than any other language in the world.
• China is a 4000 year old civilization, the longest continuing culture in the world.
• The Chinese economy is expanding at an extraordinary rate.
• The number of Chinese people online doubles every six months. There will be as many people in China with internet access as there are now in the USA in a few short years.
• The Chinese are the second largest group of immigrants in the USA.
• Learning the Chinese language makes this ancient culture, religion, philosophy, and music accessible today.