This article is written by Anna Rugg, who is now learning Chinese in China at Keats School. On Monday, September 12th I celebrated my first Mid-Autumn Festival (zhōngqiūjié, 中秋节) here in China. It is also known as the Moon or Mooncake festival. This is a harvest festival which starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar […]
When foreigners attend to intensive Chinese courses in China to study Chinese language, they may be told that to help others for a just cause is a virtue in Chinese tradition. Recently, Yunnan provincial government rewarded those people who are willing to help others to encourage them and other people to offer the help to those who need […]
Daluo Forest Garden is a frontier garden opened since 1997. Locating at the Manjing Mountain of Daluo River, its garden gate is beside the Daluo Bridge. Some students who study in China may be told that it faces Daluo River at North and Daluo city at East. The South is economic developing area and the West is […]
Mount Jizu is one of the five famous Chinese Buddhist mountains, which against the northwest and facing the southeast. There are three peaks in front and one at back. When you come to study in China, you will be told the name comes from its shape like the foot if chicken. This mountain enjoys a quite […]
The Black Dragon Garden of Lijiang is also named the Jade Spring Garden, which is located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain of Northern Lijiang. When the foreigners who study in China walk along the Yu River about 1 kilometer, they will see the crystal Black Dragon Lake. It‘s very famous in home and abroad because of […]
The Cave of Bodhidharma has been the holy land of Buddhism visited by countless Buddhists since a long time ago. When you come to study in China, you should know that Qizong village at Tacheng Town of Weixi County is a Tibetan people village, which possesses a beautiful landscape. Fields and gardens were made along river […]
Yulong Bay is located at the west suburb of Kunming, where there is a Taiping Village besides Shilin- Anning Expressway. It is convenient for you to go there when you study in China because it is just 23 kilometers away from downtown. It looks like a fairyland with beautiful scenery like clear water and layers of forests. […]
Zhengying is located at Shiping County of Yunnan Province. When you attend to school to study in China, you may know Shiping County is not only the hometown of Yuan Jiagu, who is the champion of economy examination in Qing Dynasty, but also the hometown of Li Jiating, the former provincial governor. However, those who study in […]
The Tu Nationality mainly concentrated in Qinghai Province and Gansu Province. They speak the Tu language which belongs to the Mongolian branch of the Altaic language family. The Tu are good at dancing and singing. When you study in China, you will have a better chance to get to know the Tu ethnic minority better. They […]
1. Dreaming of West Lake There are many beautiful lakes in China, the West Lake is considered as one of the most beautiful ones. It has a special place in China’s history and it received the most praise by the greatest number of historical figures. Some say every rock beside the lake has its own story, […]
The best part of the school is the patience the instructors had and the time to focus on the fundamentals like pronunciation. I think it is very easy to skip over those and go to vocabulary. But by learning the pronunciation, I feel like it helped me gain a better understanding of the language.
This is my second time coming. Last year, I also came for about 12 weeks. This time I came for 13 weeks of a summer program in China. The reason why I particularly want to come to this school was because of the one-on-one classes. I was able to increase my level and learn Chinese more quickly than in group classes. If I have a chance again to come next year, I certainly will.
I have been to Keats School to learn Chinese for 4 times now. The reason for coming back to this school is pretty much that the teachers I did work with were very good Chinese teachers. I make it a 5-year plan or even a 10-year plan to come back to this school. All the teachers have methods of looking at what your skills are. They are aware of at what level you are. I think it is worth for everyone.
So during my first week at Keats, I didn’t dare to speak any Chinese words. I found out that my Chinese level quickly improved since then. Although I have many options to study in China, for example, some other schools have homestay, I found I could immerse myself and fully focus on learning Chinese by staying at Keats.
It is very comfortable studying at Keats. The teachers are very friendly. I welcome you to come to study Chinese in China at Keats.
My name is Sarah Fish. I am 81. I knew very little Chinese when I arrived. How was I going to survive 2 weeks of intensive Chinese course? I have to laugh when I think of that now. What a positive experience this has been! I really wish we could be here a little longer. The teachers are extremely encouraging, evaluating first how much someone knows, and then starting from there.
I really enjoy coming here because it is like kind of a home for me. It is a great environment to learn Mandarin Chinese in China and meet great people from all over the world. Everyone here is extremely friendly. Kunming has a really nice climate. It is a very good mix of the modern city and also a lot of historic Chinese culture. Probably got the cleanest air in China and possibly the cleanest water too. I invite you to come to study Chinese in Kunming.
It doesn’t matter what level of Chinese you have, or even you can start from the zero level. Your teacher will prepare the lessons according to your requirements. The advantage of living in the school is that you will have your tutoring, you will have your private accommodation with your own bathroom and all the meals provided. I highly recommend everybody to actually take the whole package because you get to meet other students.