Zhongheedu

About Zhongheedu

Beijing Fangyuan Zhonghe Education Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Zhongheedu, was a legal education and training platform headquartered in Beijing, China. The company was founded in 2009 by professionals in legal education, including Li Yuelong who served as CEO and co-founder Yuan Jin. The founding team was notably composed of individuals with doctorates in law, including professors and tutors from well-known law schools.

Zhongheedu focused on bridging the gap between academic legal education and professional practice by providing specialized training services. Its core business encompassed in-person and online training for the national judicial examination, postgraduate law entrance exams, and practical legal skills development. The company also engaged in the publication and distribution of legal books and audio-visual materials. The business model was centered on revenue from these training programs and book sales, catering to students and legal professionals across China. By 2011, just a few years after its inception, the company reported revenues exceeding 100 million yuan.

The company expanded its reach by establishing over 40 direct branches and nearly 100 franchise outlets across major Chinese cities. In August 2017, Zhongheedu secured a Series A funding round of nearly 30 million RMB (approximately $4.48 million USD), led by Hujiang's Hugui Fund with participation from Yonghua Capital. This capital was intended to facilitate an internet-based transformation, expand the team and business scope into new areas like legal job training, and pursue asset capitalization. As part of its digital strategy, the firm launched the "Zhonghe Online" app and the "Zhu Ma" question bank app, the latter of which surpassed 2 million users by 2021. Despite these efforts and a significant market presence, the company is now listed as deadpooled.