Abstract
The Chinese always say “We walk on two legs” to describe their educational system. The expression has been used to describe the parallel existence of formal schools and informal adult education, two systems (the regular school and the work-study system) corresponding to two working systems. Recently it has also been used to refer to the coexistence of public schools and private schools. Closely involved with these, Chinese adult education has developed as one of the two legs and independently supports the Chinese educational system. What is more, adult higher education, a constituent of the adult education system, is rapidly developing as the Chinese economy develops, while also drastically changing its role and objectives. Thus, it is increasingly essential for us to keep track of Chinese adult education, especially adult higher education, to understand the evolution of Chinese education or even Chinese society.
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