People's Education Press

The People's Education Press (PEP; Chinese: 人民教育出版社; pinyin: Rénmín Jiàoyù Chūbǎnshè) is the oldest publishing house of the Ministry of Education of China. It was founded on December 1, 1950, and the name was inscribed by Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao 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. 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.

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