ABOUT ME

My name is Byron Wu (Jianhua Wu in Chinese). I grew up surrounded by Chinese art and culture. My father is a novelist and essay writer and my mother has had a distinguished career as a concert musician and Chinese classical literature professor. 

“ I was interviewed by SINO TV / 華語電視 as a teacher and an artist in 2006 in New York.”

BIOGRAPHY

• Bachelor of Arts degrees in both classical Chinese literature and Classical Chinese music performance

• Over 15 years of Mandarin teaching experience with students from age 3 to 70

• Former Beijing TV anchor

• Experience teaching classes for companies and organizations

• Tutors for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)

• My students include children, youth, and even toddlers. Of course, university level students, teachers, attorneys, journalists, actors/actresses and business professional

• Adjunct language teacher with Chinese American Arts Council, as well as Music Director and instrument Performer

• Translates and interprets English-Chinese documents

CAREER IN CHINA

After graduating from Henan University, I edited a journal of Chinese poetry called "黄河魂“  (Spirit of the Yellow River), hosted a weekly arts and culture program at a local television station in the Beijing metro area, and worked as broadcast anchor for Zhengzhou Educational Television Network.

I began private Chinese teaching in 2005. I carry a perspective of both western and eastern points of view, can tutor for accredited language examinations (such as the HSK), and offer in-depth approaches to classical Chinese language and culture.