Heritage of Language, A Grand Beginning

In a fast-changing world, the cultural classics that endure across time continue to nourish our shared spirit and values. We believe that language—spoken and written with care, accuracy, and elegance—remains one of the most essential tools for learning, communication, and lifelong growth. That’s why Chinese culture, with its thousands of years of history, and the Chinese language, used widely around the world, matter more than ever today.

Guided by these convictions, and drawing on decades of experience in education and publishing—together with more than twenty years of work in technology and multimedia—we founded Hong Wen to support learners everywhere.

Hong Wen is more than a website. It is an online academy designed to help learners study Chinese language and Chinese civilization in a structured, meaningful way. We organize the richness of Chinese culture and language into a clear learning pathway, and we explain it with depth—while keeping it accessible and easy to understand. Our goal is to help learners strengthen the fundamentals, connect what they learn to real life, and reach higher levels of achievement with confidence.

After more than eight years of research and development, Hong Wen has built a range of digital learning products and online programs to meet different needs and interests. These include series such as “Competence in Learning Chinese Culture,” “Competence in Learning the Chinese Language,” “Competence in Learning to Speak Putonghua (Mandarin),” and “Competence in Learning to Speak Cantonese.” Whether you are learning Chinese, exploring Chinese culture, or a parent looking for a high-quality, practical path for your child to gain cultural understanding through language, Hong Wen offers a learning platform that balances cultural depth with efficient, effective learning.

Founder's Message

陳萬雄 (寫於2025年冬)

My Origins and Mission

鴻文館創立於2018年,至今已近8個年頭了。創立鴻文館時的三個人,早已退休,年紀也屇古稀之年了。於我自己,一生拼搏,終可過著休遊林下的生活:寫作、講學和旅行。因王濤先生倡議,黃景強博士的起哄,就由我擔綱,創立了鴻文館來。

創立鴻文館,三人都不是為了做生意。三人家境雖不同,相同的是,衣食不憂,生活簡樸,淡泊名利,這也是我們談的來的地方。鴻文館的創立及其宗旨,是出於一種文化使命。一、近二十餘年,中國歷史竟成為香港中學生最不喜歡的學科;中文成了會考死亡之科。二、中國日益強大,而海外華僑和華裔後代卻棄中文如蔽履。三、在進入二十一世紀,IT的發展如日中天,英語等外語教和習起了革命的變化,中文教與學不應落於人後,處於同一起跑線,力爭上游。基於以上幾個主要理由而創立的。

當然之前我們有二十年開發數據庫和電子出版的經驗,有四十年圖書出版的經驗,對教育、對文化有我們的看法。也算是「不墜青雲之志」的使命感吧!

由於是民間公司,資材有限,加上成立以來尤其近5年,IT和AI的發展,風馳電制,對我們的衝擊是巨大的。但我們死守文化教育的本質,多方嘗試,奮鬥八年,才完成當前的幾大電子網絡的出版品,供教育界和社會大眾選用。

陳萬雄 (寫於2025年冬)