Created out of a collaboration between the British Council and the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese, Kuaile Hanyu is a series specially designed to meet the needs of Chinese learners at the middle school level. The series has three, graded levels; each level has a textbook, teachers manual, CD’s and a wonderful set of flashcards that show the words meaning through pictures on one side and have pinyin and English on the other.
《快乐汉语》是中国国家汉办的一套重点汉语教材，使用对象是海外11-16岁中小学生，曾被国家汉办评为“2006年度最受欢迎的国际汉语教材” 、“2010年优秀国际汉语教材奖”。
2009年，《快乐汉语》已由国家汉办主持开发成为一套多语种系列入门教材，包括学生用书、教师用书、练习册，词语卡片、教学挂图、CD等。该教材从设计、编写到制作出版，力图做到符合11-16岁学生的心理特点和学习需求。该教材重点培养学生在自然环境中学习汉语的兴趣，同时能够为以后的学习和提高打下坚实的基础。