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This article can help you answer the following questions:
Where is China?
How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in China?
There are an estimated 1,774,400 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the China.
This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.
What sign languages are used in China?
中国手语 or Zhōngguó Shǒuyǔ or Chinese Sign Language (CSL or ZGS)
Northern (Beijing) dialect
Southern (Shanghai) dialect
Hong Kong Sign Language
Macao Sign Language
Tibetan Sign Language
Taiwanese Sign Language
As there are many hundred written / spoken languages in China, go to this link to research them:
How do you say China in sign language?
Where can I learn Chinese sign languages online?
InterSign University offers online Chinese Sign Language courses. Register here:
Mini Class: https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/courses/mini-china
Big Course: Not yet available
What Deaf organizations are located in China?
cdpfyy@yahoo.com.cn
http://www.cdpf.org.cn
http://www.cnad.org.tw
Description: CNAD promotes activities on deaf culture, arts, skills, sports, and publishing and works to promote the rights, interests, and well-being of deaf people
Source: Gallaudet
Additional sign language resources for China
We will update this section as more information becomes available.
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