Abstract
The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is a standardized test on Chinese language skills which has been widely introduced both in and outside China and has been playing an important role in the spread of Chinese learning all over the world. In 2003 Bulgaria hosted a beginner level HSK exam, which made it the first location to hold a Chinese language proficiency test on the Balkan Peninsula and ever since it has been very successful. The current paper provides a research on the current state of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) аt the Confucius Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria, analyzes the factors related to the promotion of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) and on this basis presents a few feasible recommendations to the benefit of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK).