School of Chinese Language and Literature, the former Chinese Dept. of Zhengzhou University, was founded in 1956. It is one of the schools which has been set up in Zhengzhou University. In 1994, Arts Teaching Section merged with the Dept. At the end of 1996, Chinese Dept. and Journalism Dept. have merged into one school named School of the Culture & Communication. By June, 2004, in order to keep up with the new situation, the School of the Culture & Communication was called off, followed by School of Liberal Arts and School of Journalist & Communication individually.
It now incorporates six undergraduate programs which are Chinese Ancient Literature, Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, Chinese Language, Science of literature and Arts, Writing and Teaching Foreigners Chinese as Foreign Language etc; It provides one doctorial programs in the field of Chinese Classical Philology, and nine post graduate programs in the fields of Chinese Ancient Literature, Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, Aesthetics, Comparative Literature & World’s literature, Science of literature and Arts, Chinese Classical Philology, Science of Chinese Character; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics etc; The School comprises two specialties for undergraduates: Chinese Literature and Teaching Foreigner Chinese as Foreign Language. Not only do we have the undergraduate students and post graduates, but offer the Adult Higher Education, post- college education and the similar kinds of educations. Additionally we have a provincial key specialty(Chinese Ancient literature); And we also have two Classic Courses(Chinese modern and contemporary literature and Chinese Ancient Literature); and two provincial key Arts Bases (The Center For Zhongyuan Culture Resources And Development; Center for Zhongyuan Culture .) four research stations: Aesthetics, HK & Taiwan and Hakka Culture; one; Center for Chinese Ancient Literature and Classic Philology; Reference & Information Room with a collection of about 100,000 volumes. In addition, there are three Academic Magazines charged by Zhengzhou University, run by the School: Chinese Knowledge, Beauty and Chinese Classic Literature & Classic Philology Research. Apart from those, there are three social service organization, they are the exam center of HSK in He Nan; Chinese mandarin test and training center; Professional Training Center for Secretary.
The school’s total enrollment every year is about 180 for undergraduates, more than 100 for both post graduates and Doctors. And the number of the students for Adult education would reach nearly 800. The School has trained for the country numerous graduates and under- graduates, and many of them have become the backbones on all fronts in China.
The School owns a group of Productive and renowned scholars who have made great contributions to the fields. 47 of them have either PhD or Master’s Degree. They have great ability to do scientific research, and their fruits rank first in Arts School every year. Since the establishment of the School, there have been a great many renowned scholars who have the world’s name lecture in the School, e.g. Lan Ling, Jin Guantao, Liu Qingfeng, Yu Shaochu, Zhang Jing, Lu Shuyuan, Li Xiaojiang, Chen Fei, Chen Jihui, etc. Meanwhile, we have retained about 50 in-and-out renowned specialists、scholars to be our honored or pluralized professors. They often come to our School to deliver speeches and conduct academic communication.