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Learning to Play Mahjong

Recently, there are a lot of students studying Chinese at Keats, some of who are higher level students, and many of which have studied at Keats before.  We always welcome new students to our school, and thank the students who choose to study here multiple times.

We recently became aware that some students were interested in learning to play Mahjong, so as part of this weekend’s activities, we are going to have to teachers teach our students how to play.  When our students saw the announcement, they all excitedly hurried to sign up to learn this traditional Chinese game.

This Sunday afternoon, when our students arrive, they will find the teachers have already prepared everything they need to play Mahjong-a table, four chairs, and most importantly, a Mahjong set.  Although Mahjong has in total 108 pieces, many of which have different images on them, it isn’t as complex as you might imagine.  Our teachers will have prepared well to teach this game, using pictures and English instructions to explain the rules, so all of our students can easily understand.  As the teachers explain the rules, the students will try to start playing. When you play Mahjong for the first time, there are many steps you have to follow, on top of paying attention to what everyone else is doing, so it can be tricky for first time players to grasp, but in the past, all of our students were excited to meet the challenge.

One of our students from Italy, Anna, told us, she was very happy to be able to learn this game.  Besides working her brain, she could also have fun and compete with a lot of her friends, so winning every time wasn’t very important, as long as after learning the game, she could rely on her strategy and a bit of luck to win just once.

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Stew testimonial for keats chinese school

Stew | UK

Small Group Chinese Class

The place is very cool. I am with a great group of people in my class, so coming to classes is very enjoyable. It is fun, we have a lot of discussions, games, activities. Our teachers are also very good, very supportive. Learning Chinese is intimidating at the start because you have so many questions. But I would advise coming to Keats because the atmosphere for learning is great. It is very relaxing. I would recommend the school.

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Kristen | Canada

Small Group Chinese Class

I have really enjoyed the Chinese course in China at Keats and meeting the teachers here and the students. We have a lot of fun in class. It is a really great school to learn with good teaching methods and a really good textbook, examples and games, and everything.

Joleen | Germany

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

About studying Chinese here, I think the living condition is very convenient because the dorm is very close to the classroom. Our teachers really enjoy teaching Chinese. They are also very passionate. Compared with other cities in China, Kunming has really good weather.

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Richard | UK

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

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.

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Pakorn | Thailand

Small Group Chinese Class

It is very convenient to come to Kunming from Thailand. I really like my Chinese class and my Chinese improved a lot in a few months. There are many benefits of learning Chinese. The best thing I like about Keats is that it is in Kunming, a city with eternal spring. There is so much to see in Kunming and you will love this city after you come.

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Ivo | Switzerland

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

They really care about what our interests are, what questions we have, what requirements we have. Then they adjust our Chinese language program content according to the situations. One teacher and one student, so it is easy to keep your focus for the 6 hours of immersion Mandarin lessons. It is very convenient to study, live and eat in one building.

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Viktor | Switzerland

Small Group Chinese Class

My school is amazing. I recommend Keats School because it is a more convenient way to learn Chinese in Kunming.

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Sylvia | USA

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

One thing I really liked was that I was able to work with my teacher to make an individual plan of study. Another really nice thing is that you live at the school, you feel completely safe.  You always have a group of people who are willing to do things with you on the weekends or in the evenings. They are serving you all the 3 meals a day, the food was excellent.

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