If you want to learn Mandarin Chinese while experiencing the stunningly beautiful scenery of China, the Chinese Language Course + Tour in China program is for you. We will design your Chinese language course according to your personal needs and organize your trips to different parts of China. For the Chinese language course, you can choose to study for 4 hours/day or 6 hours/day of intensive immersion one-on-one Chinese lessons from 1 week to 52 weeks. For traveling in China, you can choose to travel for 1 week or 2 weeks. We will combine the two parts and create a customized program for you.
This is a hassle-free program where you do not need to worry about study plans, travel plans, transportation, food, hotel, airport pick-up, etc because we will do everything for you. The tours/trips in China will be led by a professional Keats Chinese teacher, which means you will learn Mandarin Chinese in a practical context.
A notable feature of the Chinese Language Course + Tour in China program is that you can come alone to study Chinese and then invite your friends or family to join the tours in China if they are not interested in learning Chinese. This gives you a chance to gather with your family while you learn Chinese in Kunming. It is a good opportunity to practice and show off your Mandarin Chinese skills.
During the 1-week tour to Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-la, you will experience the colorful minority culture in Dali, the amazing snow mountains in Lijiang, and the mysterious temples in Shangri-la. You will be amazed by the stunning landscape and culture you have never seen.
During the 2-week tour to Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Yuanyang, and Jianshui, you will experience the colorful minority culture in Dali, the amazing snow mountains in Lijiang, the mysterious temples in Shangri-la, the peaceful rice terrace in Yuanyang and the ancient town in Jianshui. You will be amazed by the stunning landscape and culture you have never seen.
To ensure that you enjoy the trip as comfortably as possible and keep practicing Chinese while you travel, we arrange a Keats Chinese teacher to accompany you throughout the journey. In this way, you can also practice your Chinese with your Chinese teacher. Traveling in Yunnan with a Keats teacher not only offers you great opportunities to talk to Chinese people along the trip, but also helps you improve your Chinese in real-life situations.
As an outstanding Chinese language institute that is well established for nearly 20 years, we offer students program certificates at the end of the program. You can use it for:
You will have FREE access to Keats Fitness Center, Keats Library, Keats Cafeteria, Keats Time Cafe, self-study rooms, and laundry rooms.
We also offer train station pick-up and drop-off. Just email us your arrival and departure details and we will make arrangements for you. When you travel between two places during the tours, pick-up and drop-off are also included.
In order to make the most out of your time at Keats, we take you to explore various interesting places during the weekend to help you have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. We offer FREE excursions every Saturday. Unlike other cities in China, Kunming has the best climate with beautiful scenery. There are countless reasons to study Mandarin Chinese in Kunming.
In order to create more opportunities for Keats students to practice Mandarin Chinese outside of classrooms, the Friends Program at Keats provides the opportunity to make friends with Chinese people. You will be paired with a local Chinese who can speak standard Mandarin. Keats has strict criteria for selecting Chinese people with standard accents to join the Friends Program. You and your language partners are encouraged not only to take part in all activities organized by Keats but also to explore things to do after class in Kunming.
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Whenever you need help, we are here to help. We understand that living abroad can be stressful, especially for the first time. We are here to ease your concerns and make your transition smooth. Keats, as the best Chinese language school in China, is your home in China and is with you all the time.
We use the arabica coffee grown in Yunnan to prepare espresso, latte, cappuccino, and mocha. Keats students will receive a 50% discount for all drinks at Keats Time Cafe, which is located in the school building. Each day we strive to deliver an exceptional hospitality experience at Keats. A day full of energy starts from a cup of good coffee or tea.
As a Keats student, you can request a student ID. With the student ID, you can receive student’s prices or discounted prices at 80% of parks in China. This saves you a lot of money which you can invest in your Mandarin Chinese classes. The student ID provides the best opportunity to travel in China on a budget.
Keats is one of the very few private Chinese language schools in China that can provide X1/X2 student visas and study resident permits. After you complete your registration at Keats, we will send you instructions on how to get your student visa with help from Keats. Keats can also provide dependent visas for your spouse and children.
All students who signed up for a program that is longer than 30 weeks one time, will be offered a FREE trip to Chengde. Accommodation, transportation and excursion entrance fees are included.
Chengde is a city one hour away from Beijing by high-speed train. Walking through its streets and engaging with locals offers a unique opportunity to experience the purity and original intonations of Mandarin that have spread to become the world’s most spoken language. It is renowned for its historical significance and cultural heritage, most notably the Chengde Mountain Resort (UNESCO World Heritage site) and its Outlying Temples.
8:00am – 8:30am Breakfast at Keats Cafeteria
8:30am – 12:30pm Intensive one-on-one Chinese lessons or free time on your own
12:30pm – 1:20pm Lunch at Keats Cafeteria
1:30pm – 5:30pm Intensive one-on-one Chinese lessons or free time on your own
6:00pm Dinner at Keats Cafeteria
7:00pm – 9:00pm Movie night/Cultural activities
Kunming is a fantastic city. The weather here is great. The school is excellent. The instructors are very helpful, very friendly. I strongly recommend that anybody who is looking for a Chinese language school in China come here to study. Kunming and Keats school are much better than any other place.
I have to say it’s tons of fun. I have been here for 2 weeks. Not knowing what it was gonna be like, I was more than surprised at how great it is. The teachers are great, they are understanding. They do a Chinese language program that suits just you. The location is perfect for learning Chinese in China.
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.
Listening and speaking in the classroom every day has improved my communication skills. After three weeks, my new words and sentences became more and more natural and fluent. Now I am used to thinking in Chinese, and I understand better what other people say, to be able to have real conversations with other people.
I’ve been at Keats school and Kunming now for one month doing the one-on-one Chinese lessons with two different teachers. I really enjoy it. Both of my teachers are very friendly and patient. They really helped me to improve my Chinese, both of my reading and speaking. I really enjoy studying Chinese in Kunming as well. This city is really beautiful and the weather is nice, the air is clean. It’s one of the best cities in China to study Chinese.
I think Keats is one of the best language schools I have ever been to. My teacher is such an amazing person. She is so good at teaching. She makes classes fun. I have learned a lot of vocabulary during my time here. I would really recommend coming to learn Mandarin Chinese at Keats School.
I am a graduate student working on my doctorate degree at Columbia University. We were able to really focus on speaking especially interview-style speaking and we are able to really up my Chinese reading and writing skills, so when I go back to Columbia, I can take formal Chinese classes. It has been a really good experience and I really love my teacher.
I’ve had an amazing time at Keats. I am amazed at how much I’ve learned over the last 3 weeks and I will be really sad to go. We are already planning on our next trip of coming back because we had such a fantastic time here. They really tailor the Chinese language course to you and your individual needs.
You can design your own Chinese language course + Tour program. For example, you can do a 2-week course and then a 2-week travel, or you can do 1-week course, and then 1-week travel, and then 1-week course, and then 1-week travel (still 2 weeks of course + 2 weeks of travel). You can do the combination at your preference.
For the Chinese language course, you can choose to study for 4 hours/day or 6 hours/day of intensive one-on-one Chinese immersion classes from 1 week to 52 weeks. For the tours in Yunnan, you can choose to travel for 1 week or 2 weeks. You can decide when to take the tours during the program.
The Chinese language course + Tour program is a program that combines the intensive one-on-one Chinese course with trips, but you are not taking them together. You can choose to study Chinese in Kunming with 4 or 6 hours per day of Chinese lessons, then you can take a 1-week or 2-week tour after the Chinese language program finishes. The Chinese lessons and the tours are separate, but you can decide when to take the tour. For example, if a student takes a Chinese language course for 8 weeks + 1-week tour, he/she can decide when to take the tour. For example, he/she can take the tour after 4 weeks of Chinese lessons, then take another 4 weeks of lessons after the tour, or he/she can take the 1-week tour after 8 weeks of one-on-one Chinese lessons.
If you are a short-term student who studies less than 4 weeks, you can take the 1-week tour or 2-week tour after you finish your one-on-one Chinese lessons in Kunming. In this way, you can practice what you have learned in the classroom during the trip because you will be accompanied by a Keats Chinese teacher during the trip.
If you are a long-term student who studies for more than 4 weeks, we can arrange the tours during the middle of your Chinese program. Now you can have a break from your Chinese lessons by taking wonderful tours in Yunnan. The tours will make you refreshed and re-energized and get you ready for your second part of Chinese lessons. Here is a sample schedule:
Chinese lessons for 10 weeks –> Tour for 1 week –> Chinese lessons for another 10 weeks –> Tour for another week
The 3 meals a day are offered Monday to Friday when you take Chinese classes at Keats.
The price includes breakfast when you travel. The price does not include lunch or dinner when you travel because you will have many options to choose from.
Yes, you are very welcome to bring your wife to join the tour. Family members and friends are encouraged to join the tour if they don’t take Chinese classes at Keats. You can select 2 PERSONS in the tour part when you register.
If you travel by yourself, you can select 1 PERSON when you register.
Your accommodation at Keats starts on Sunday. You can arrive on a Sunday and start your lessons on Monday. The check-out date is Saturday after you finish your lessons on Friday. If it is hard to find the best flight to arrive on Sunday or to leave on Saturday and you need to arrive one day earlier or leave one day later, that’s also possible. The extra cost for accommodation is RMB 200/night.