Intensive One-on-one Chinese Course

You can choose to study Chinese in Jingmai Tea Mountain for 4 hours per day (20 hours/week) or 6 hours per day (30 hours/week). If you want to learn Chinese in China, the intensive one-on-one course is the fastest way to improve your Chinese.

We use unique teaching methods developed by Keats. Your Chinese teacher(s) will prepare your lessons according to your level of Chinese and your learning goals to make sure that you learn the most Chinese in the shortest possible time.

Accommodation is included.

Why learn Chinese in Jingmai Mountain?

Jingmai Mountain is located in Pu’er City, in China’s Yunnan province. If you are a fan of Chinese tea, you will experience the breathtaking ancient tea terraces, lush tropical forests, fascinating heritage, and exquisite Pu’er tea of Jingmai Mountain, China’s premier tea cultivation origin.

In 2023, UNESCO announced that Jingmai Tea Mountain is to be a world heritage, which is a significant event for China and for the world of tea. Jingmai Mountain has the world’s best-preserved, oldest, and largest artificially cultivated ancient tea garden, which has witnessed the development of Chinese tea culture.

You can experience the minority culture of the Bulang group and the Dai group.

How to Get to Jingmai Mountain?

Jingmai Mountain is located in the southwestern of Kunming. There are two airports located nearby Jingmai Mountain, which are Lancang River Airport and Xishuangbanna Airport. The fastest way to get to Jingmaishan Mountain is to take a flight from Kunming to Lancang River Airport. We will pick you up at the airport for free and the ride is about 2 hours to get to the Bulang village.

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Places to Visit in Jingmai Mountain – Chahuntai

When learning Chinese in Jingmai Mountain, China, you must visit the Chahuntai.

Chahuntai is where Bulang people worship their ancestors, Pa’aileng, and his wife, the Dai Princess Qigongzhu. Pa’aileng was the leader of the ancient Bulang group who taught Bulang people how to grow tea leaves.

Every year in the middle of April, the Bulang group holds a ground ceremony to memorize and worship their ancestors, so it is also called Tea Ancestor Festival.

Places to Visit in Jingmai Mountain – Tea Gardens

One of the many places for you to visit after the Chinese classes is the local tea gardens.

Jingmai Mountain is famous for its long history of producing top-quality Pu’er tea. Many ancient tea gardens still work well nowadays. Among them, the Dapingzhang tea garden is the most famous one. It is located in a land that flats like a palm.

In the Dapingzhang tea garden, there is an ancient tea tree that has lived for over 1,000 years. This ancient tea tree breathes with the dense forests around it and radiates a unique fragrance. It would be even stronger in fall when the tea blossoms are everywhere on the hill.

Things To Do in Jingmai Mountain – Photographing the sea of clouds

The autumn and winter seasons are the best time to appreciate the pretty natural view of the sea of clouds here in Jingmai Mountain. You can slow down your footsteps here in Jingmai Mountain to enjoy a peaceful daily life by basking in the warm sunshine, drinking the best Pu’er tea, and taking amazing pictures of the sea of clouds flowing among the hills.

Cuisine in Jingmai Mountain – Chopped raw meats 剁生

Raw meats are minced raw meat repeatedly chopped with lean meat from various animals and pure natural wild seasonings. In the chopping process, people will also chop an appropriate amount of animal blood together. The dish of chopped raw meats has many ingredients. When served with a variety of fresh wild vegetables and fruits, the taste is even more remarkable, making people unforgettable for a lifetime. This dish is an exceptional minority cuisine popular among the Bulang and Dai people in Jingmai Mountain.

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Cuisine in Jingmai Mountain – Bulang group’s grinded Chilli 布朗舂辣子

Bulang people prefer the spicy flavor. The Bulang group’s ground chili is with distinctive minority characteristics. Bulang people use self-grown chili, mixing with at least 12 spices to pestle together. When all of these ingredients are evenly ground, this dish is completed. This dish of Bulang group’s ground Chilli can be served as an appetizer or added directly to the main course or other dishes to enrich the taste.