Newly edited textbooks for Chinese elementary and junior high school students will officially launch nationwide on Sept 1. The new textbooks are Mandarin, History and Morality and Laws.

　　9月1日起，全国各大中小学校将在语文、历史、道德与法制这三门学科上使用新版的国家教材。

　　Organized by the Ministry of Education, compiling of the three books was launched in 2012 and was completed after five years of work.

　　2012年，教育部统一组织对上述三门学科的教科书进行重新编写，花费五年时间完成。

　　According the ministry, to promote traditional Chinese culture, both the number and categories of ancient Chinese poems and prose have been increased in the new textbook.

　　据教育部表示，为了进一步传播中国传统文化，新版的语文教材增加了大量的古诗文篇目，各种类别都有涉及。

　　For elementary students, there are 129 ancient poems and prose, and for junior high school students, the number has risen to 132. Students will also learn more about Chinese couplet, proverbs and allusions.

　　据悉，小学语文和初中语文课本的古诗文分别增加到129 篇和132 篇，学生们还将学习更多楹联、谚语和成语典故等内容。

　　Meanwhile, the new Mandarin textbook will focus on strengthening reading, listening and writing.

　　与此同时，新版的语文课本还将着重于加强孩子听、读、写的能力。

　　About 300 schools around China, including the ones in large cities and rural areas, participated in the editorial process. Both students and instructors tried out the new editions and gave advices and feedbacks to the editors.

　　全国各大城市和乡村地区的300多所学校都参与了此次新教材的编写工作。老师和学生都曾体验新版教材，并对编辑者提出相应建议和反馈。

　　Around 24 inspection meetings were held to discuss the new textbooks, especially the contents about China’s sovereignty, ethnic groups and religious affairs, with a total of 900 people attending the meetings.

　　有关部门先后共有900人参与了24场评审会议，专门讨论教材的编纂工作，尤其是针对国家领土、少数民族和宗教问题等内容。

　　From September, all the first grade students of elementary and junior high schools around China will use the new textbooks.

　　从九月份开始，全国所有中小学一年级的学生都将使用新教材。

　　In 2019, the usage of the new textbooks will cover all the students in Chinese elementary and junior high schools.

　　2019年，新教材将会覆盖国内各大中小学校所有年级的学生。