A Foreigner’s Guide To Food In China

A Foreigner’s Guide To Food In China

Throughout China’s long history, food has always played a central role in Chinese culture. This is because food has a special meaning for Chinese people as it is a chance to share happy and important times together. Not only this but the “waste not, want...
The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival

China’s Spring Festival (a.k.a. Chinese New Year) is the high point of the Chinese year and the most important celebration for families across China. During these week-long celebrations there are a host of activities, beautiful explosions of color, heart-felt...
Homestay Camp: A Closer Look

Homestay Camp: A Closer Look

Perhaps you are looking to experience something completely new and exciting this year. If so, then why not make 2016 truly memorable by taking part in a Summer Camp program in either Beijing or Shanghai? If you are considering taking part in our Summer camp program...
Full Camp: A Closer Look

Full Camp: A Closer Look

Happy New Year from the That’s Mandarin Summer Camp team! Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? Perhaps you are looking to experience something completely new and exciting this year? If so, then why not make 2016 truly memorable by taking part in a Summer Camp...
Classes-Only Camp and Day Camp: A Closer Look

Classes-Only Camp and Day Camp: A Closer Look

Happy New Year from the That’s Mandarin Summer Camp team! Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? Perhaps you are looking to experience something completely new and exciting this year? If so, then why not make 2016 truly memorable by taking part in a Summer Camp...
Top 5 Tips For Studying Chinese

Top 5 Tips For Studying Chinese

The prospect of learning the Chinese language can seem daunting at first because it is very different to English, or any other European language for that matter. Yes, it is true that it has a different writing system which takes the form of Chinese characters and that...
The Great Wall: A Field Trip Back in Time

The Great Wall: A Field Trip Back in Time

Modern China is a country whose ancient past is inextricably intertwined with its fast modernisation and progression. China’s capital city, Beijing, fully encompasses this paradox through the old and the new you will see around the city. The fascinating mix of winding...
Camper Diaries: Week 4

Camper Diaries: Week 4

Hayden Lau George My name is Hayden. I’m 13 years old. I studied in That’s Mandarin for 2 weeks. I feel good about my Chinese class because everyone is nice and friendly. I like my teacher Jiang laoshi very much, she always lets us be the...
Camper Diaries: Week 3

Camper Diaries: Week 3

我最喜欢的活动 | My favorite activity Olivia Friedberg On Tuesday we went to M&M world. We saw the great wall of chocolate, which is a wall of M&M in every color imaginable. I have been at That’s Mandarin for two weeks. All the teachers are very nice, and I...
Camper Diaries: Week 2

Camper Diaries: Week 2

Charles, 12 我在思道睿汉语学校学到了很多新的汉字,也学到了一些中国文化,虽然不太容易明白。老师们还带我们去了上海动物园和大自然博物馆,我很喜欢那两个地方。在动物园里,老师给我的任务是,找到五个身上有红色的动物,我一边玩一边学了新的单词。我很喜欢我的汉语老师,徐老师,她的课很有意思。我希望明年还可以来思道睿学习。 At school, I write a lot of Chinese characters. I also watch short films and say sentences about the...