diff --git a/src/Mike42/Escpos/ChineseEncoding.php b/src/Mike42/Escpos/ChineseEncoding.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea73e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mike42/Escpos/ChineseEncoding.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Mike42\Escpos;
+
+/**
+ * Enum representing supported Chinese character encodings for ESC/POS printers
+ * These encodings are used to convert between Unicode text and printer-compatible character sets
+ */
+enum ChineseEncoding: string
+{
+    case GBK = 'GBK';       // Extended GB2312 encoding, widely used in mainland China
+    case BIG5 = 'BIG-5';    // Traditional Chinese encoding, common in Taiwan and Hong Kong
+    case GB18030 = 'GB18030'; // Modern Unicode-compatible Chinese encoding that covers all CJK characters
+}
diff --git a/src/Mike42/Escpos/Printer.php b/src/Mike42/Escpos/Printer.php
index 2fc8babe..0ddca263 100644
--- a/src/Mike42/Escpos/Printer.php
+++ b/src/Mike42/Escpos/Printer.php
@@ -1002,16 +1002,17 @@ public function text(string $str): void
 
     /**
      * Add Chinese text to the buffer. This is a specific workaround for Zijang printers-
-     * The printer will be switched to a two-byte mode and sent GBK-encoded text.
+     * The printer will be switched to a two-byte mode and sent GBK/BIG5-encoded text.
      *
      * Support for this will be merged into a print buffer.
      *
      * @param string $str Text to print, as UTF-8
+     * @param ChineseEncoding $encoding Encoding of Chinese text
      */
-    public function textChinese(string $str = ""): void
+    public function textChinese(string $str = "", ChineseEncoding $encoding = ChineseEncoding::GBK): void
     {
         $this -> connector -> write(self::FS . "&");
-        $str = \UConverter::transcode($str, "GBK", "UTF-8");
+        $str = \UConverter::transcode($str, $encoding -> value, "UTF-8");
         $this -> buffer -> writeTextRaw((string)$str);
         $this -> connector -> write(self::FS . ".");
     }