Even though it’s the season of the Plum Rains in China at the moment (we’re sure the plums must have had enough by now!) we were lucky enough to experience a very sunny day last Thursday 10th July, so we took full advantage and a group of our Summer Camp students went to the Shanghai Zoo!
There were lots of different opinions on what animals we should see, as you can see from the photo there are lots of us at the moment, but everyone was in agreement that the first stop needed to be the pandas!
This year we have a new activity for our campers. What is one of the first things that come to mind when you think of China? What is a must-have souvenir for your relatives if you visit China? No doubt, it's Chinese tea!Tea has a long and interesting history in China....
Here are some snapshots from our Summer and Winter Camp field trips. Twice a week and on weekends, students go around Beijing/Shanghai, sightseeing and shopping. They get to practice speaking Mandarin with the local vendors, people on the street, etc.
We spent a week following our campers through their experience at That’s Mandarin Chinese Summer Camp and we learned a few things we didn’t think we would... Like how we wished we were younger again so we could join the camp. The first day of camp began with an...