The Olympic Mathematics Education in China

The research on the Olympic mathematics education has become an internationally recognized educational activity. In some cities of China, especially big cities, the Olympic mathematics education is developing like raging fire. Many parents send their children to training school to get the Olympic mathematics education, no matter whether the children are willing to or not. They hope that through the training, their children can be outstanding when entering higher school. However, this practice has deeply affected children's learning initiative. In this paper, we analyzed both the history and the present situation of the Olympic mathematics education in China. We have some suggestions based on the problems emerging nowadays.