Chinese Language and Culture

Full Immersion

Summer Camp in China

Early Bird Discount Before 31 March

Tailor-made Program for Kids and Teenagers At Summer Camp In China

At summer camp in China, Our Chinese lessons focus on developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a well balanced way, while each has its own emphasis. The teaching materials we use, offering 12 level of classes, are written specially for our program by BLCU language professors having 15+ years of professional experience in running teens Chinese summer camp. For beginners, speaking and listening abilities will be emphasized while for intermediate/advanced level students, the course will develop in depth their skills on Chinese characters recognition, long paragraph reading and writing, as well as fluent conversation.

Diversified Courses At Summer Camp China

Besides the intensive general Chinese lessons each morning, to motivate students to learn we arrange diversified language skill development exercises: themed Chinese workshops, debates, role playing, mini-projects, group assignments and more. Fully immersed in a Chinese-only environment, students will have the opportunity to improve language skill and explore the Chinese culture in a real-life setting.

Choose Your Perfect Summer Camp To China Program

Our students come from all over the world, mostly between 10 and 18 years old for joining summer camp to China. They will accept level assessment on the first day of camp, and be placed into different groups according to their language proficiency and age. In a small-class setting, students are able to be very involved in an interactive environment. Each student can receive individual attention from teachers and achieve best studying result. The teacher to student ratio is 1:8.

Fully Qualified Teachers

We have a group of experienced professional Chinese language teachers in summer camp in Chinese. They all hold Master degrees majored in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and have years of experience in teenager Chinese education. They have a wide variety of fun and efficient teaching methods to help students to achieve significant progress after the courses. At the end of the program, an official certificate will be granted to each student and a personalized report will be sent to parents.

Traditional Culture Absorption

Chinese language learning and Chinese culture understanding are both emphasized in our program. We provide various culture courses to help students to develop interest in traditional Chinese culture, which will benefit their language learning.

After Class Activities

We organize a variety of outdoor activities which enable students to enjoy their camp life. Students can participate in plenty of sports like football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, ping-pong. Students will have one afternoon session to watch a Chinese movie in the cinema. In addition to daily Chinese classes, we arrange study session each day in the evening aiming at help students achieving maximal learning result. Tutors will be present in the study session to answer students’ questions in homework, and help students in Chinese character writing.

Fun and Educational Excursions

To well balance the “learn” and “fun” of the camp life, we carefully select various sightseeing tours to the most famous attractions and cultural visits to the world-class museums inside and outside of Shanghai. These activities are fun, educational, provide insights towards Chinese culture, and enable students to learn more about the local people, their customs, as well as the social environment in the country.

  • Chenghuangmiao: City God Temple Bazaar, heart of Shanghai’s old town.
  • Long-jing green tea (Dragon Well tea) plantation village.
  • Summer Palace: imperial garden of the Qing dynasty.
  • Mutianyu: the most magnificent and best-maintained section of the Great Wall.
  • Lingyin Temple, famous for its ancient Buddhist grottoes and religious rock carvings.
  • Forbidden City: the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group in the world.
  • Ming City Wall: key historical remain of Ming Dynasty, masterpiece of China’s ancient architecture; Zhonghua Gate, the largest ancient city door in China as well as the best-preserved city door in the world.
  • Shanghai World Financial Center: enjoy the panoramic view of Shanghai from 100th floor of the tower.
  • Cruise on the Huangpu River and enjoy the breathtaking night view of the Bund, landmark of Shanghai.
  • Cruise on the West Lake, one of Top 10 China attractions, reputed for its beautiful scenery.
  • Presidential Palace, the White House of China during the Republic period
  • Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty: one of the biggest imperial tombs in China.
  • Temple of Heaven, the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world.
  • Shanghai Ancient Museum: world-class museum of ancient Chinese art.
  • China National Tea Museum: learn history and culture about Chinese tea.
  • Confucius Temple: learn about the life and thinking of Confucius, China’s most famous sage.
  • Enjoy spectacular musical extravaganza “Romance of Song Dynasty”.

Culture-enhancing Field Trip

Hangzhou, Beijing and Nanjing are well-known throughout the country as iconic cities of ancient China. The field trip to these famous historical cities is a fantastic experience for students to discover the charm of China’s classic past. During the trip, professional tour guides will provide quality services aiming to give students deeper understanding of the historical sites explored.

chinese summer camp in beijing

Beijing

is China’s capital city which has a long and storied history and culture. Beijing is also an international city with a modern and fashionable elegance. The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven are all must see places.

chinese summer camp in nanjing

Nanjing

is the capital city of ten dynasties in ancient Chinese history, a “must-see” place for those who are fascinated by the long and cultured history of China. It has the best-preserved key historical remain of Ming Dynasty and an extensive collection of ancient architecture.

study Chinese in Shanghai Trip in Hangzhou

Hangzhou

is reputed for beautiful scenery and known as the “paradise on earth”. It has influenced poets and painters throughout Chinese history for its natural beauty and historic relics. The most impressive attractions is the West Lake, UNESCO world heritage site, and green tea plantation village.

Accommodations and Meals

In Shanghai: We cooperate closely with famous universities in Shanghai to provide beautiful, convenient and extremely safe campsites. Our students study and live in perfect self-contained campus with spacious surroundings and extensive facilities.

The residential accommodation in university owned on-campus hotel is of high standard (4-star standard), located short distance from classrooms and all available facilities on campus. Rooms are double occupancy, only open to guest students and teachers, equipped with air-conditioner, bathroom with 24hours hot water, all sets of furniture, cable TV, free wifi connection, phone access, 24h security guard.

Breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant, in buffet style. Lunch and dinner are served at school cafeterias. A variety of nutritious dishes are provided for each meal, compliant with national food safety standards. During outings, we take students to Shanghai local specialty restaurants for dinner. Bottled water is offered every day.

We take great care to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, and for this reason we offer students a real fully immersed on-campus camp life. Everything can be easily found right on campus: groceries, cafe/food shop, bank, hospital, post office, spacious sports fields and various sports facilities.

In Beijing/Chengdu/Hangzhou/Suzhou: During the field trips, students will be staying at 4-star standard high quality comfortable hotel in Hangzhou/Beijing/Nanjing. Students will have the opportunity to taste local-styled gastronomy restaurants.

Summer Camp in China Services

To make the camp life easier for students, we provide a wide range of free camp services:

  • A group of bilingual counsellors will be accompanying students 24/7 and helping students anytime when needed. The counsellor to student ratio is 1:5 in order to ensure that each student is well looked after, all the questions are answered and all the problems are solved immediately.
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off on the first and last day of the camp, at any time in a day.
  • Professional laundry service, high temperature sterilization.
  • Document issuing for Chinese visa application.
  • Passport and pocket-money safe-keeping.

Qualifications

  • We welcome students from all over the world between 10 and 18 years old.
  • In good health.
  • Willing to follow the instructions and management of camp leader.
  • Interested in learning Chinese language and culture.
  • Flexible and ready to adapt to foreign environments.
  • No minimum level of Chinese is required. Beginners can also apply to enter this program.

2025 Program Dates and Tuition

  • 2025 Chinese Summer Camp Brochure pdf_iconDownload
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  • Session 1: June 18 – July 1, 2025 / 22,000 RMB (about 3,140 USD*)
    14 days: Shanghai + Disneyland + Trip in Hangzhou pdf_iconSession 1 Itinerary Download
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  • Session 2: July 01 – July 16, 2025 / 25,500 RMB (about 3,630 USD*)
    16 days: Shanghai + Trip in Chengdu pdf_iconSession 2 Itinerary Download
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  • Session 3: July 16 – July 30, 2025 / 24,300 RMB (about 3,460 USD*)
    15 days: Shanghai + Trip in Beijing pdf_iconSession 3 Itinerary Download
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  • Session 4: July 30 – August 12, 2025 / 22,000 RMB (about 3,140 USD*)
    15 days: Shanghai + Disneyland + Trip in Suzhou, Zhouzhuang pdf_iconSession 4 Itinerary Download
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  • Session 2 Plus: June 28 – July 16, 2025 / 28,800 RMB (about 4,100 USD*)
    19 days: Shanghai + Trip in Hangzhou, Chengdu pdf_iconSession 2 Plus Itinerary Download
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  • Session 4 Plus: July 25 – August 12, 2025 / 29,600 RMB (about 4,216 USD*)
    19 days: Shanghai + Disney + Trip in Beijing, Suzhou, Zhouzhuang pdf_iconSession 4 Plus Itinerary Download
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  • Session Max 1: June 18 – July 16, 2025 / 39,800 RMB (about 5,670 USD*)
    29 days: Shanghai + Disneyland + Trip in Hangzhou, Chengdu pdf_iconSession Max 1 Itinerary Download
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  • Session Max 2: July 1 – July 30, 2025 / 41,500 RMB (about 5,910 USD*)
    30 days: Shanghai + Trip in Beijing, Chengdu pdf_iconSession Max 2 Itinerary Download
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  • Session Max 3: July 16 – August 12, 2025 / 38,600 RMB (about 5,500 USD*)
    28 days: Shanghai + Disneyland + Trip in Beijing, Suzhou, Zhouzhuang pdf_iconSession Max 3 Itinerary Download
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(*Price in USD is subject to change with RMB/USD currency exchange rate fluctuations).

The price includes everything after arriving in Shanghai, except personal expense of the student. It includes Mandarin course, Chinese workshops, cultural activities, city tours, field trip, full board package: twin room accommodation, three meals a day, bottled water and snack, 24/7 assistance, airport transfer, laundry.

Discount Policy

Early Bird Discount:
applications and payment on or before March 31st
RMB 500 off
2 family siblingsRMB 500 off per applicant
Group Discount:
3 or above (siblings/friends)
RMB 1000 off per applicant
Returning Student RMB 1000 off
*Only one of the above promotions can be used at a time

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